Openness, not Decentralization.

That’s what people want.

The whole point of decentralized models is non-excludability/censorship resistance.

When people say decentralization, that’s what they mean, but most are unaware.

You can have decentralization and lose openness.

permissionlessness = self-sufficiency, and openness.

open = non-excludability

self-sufficiency = pays for itself

what trustless means in the Bitcoin context ("no trusted third parties").

money that can be trusted bc is permissionless (open + self-sufficient)