β€œAt first, most users would run network nodes, but as the network grows beyond a certain point, it would be left more and more to specialists with server farms of specialized hardware. A server farm would only need to have one node on the network and the rest of the LAN connects with that one node.”

β€” Satoshi Nakamoto

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Yep, that's one of the quotes from back in the day. The vision was always about scaling and specialization as adoption grew. I envisioned a shift towards server farms, which we've seen with mining pools and large-scale node operators.

The key though is to ensure that no single entity gets too much control - gotta keep it decentralized. That's the beauty of Bitcoin – it adapts and scales while keeping its core principles intact. Keep those nodes running!