Ethereum Neutral? Vitalik Says He’s Not – Click to Find Out!

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In a baffling twist that would make even Zaphod be mildly concerned, Vitalik Buterin has rekindled a debate over decentralisation, neutrality, and whether the block‑chain truly cares for free expression. He declares, in mildly audacious confidence, that while Ethereum remains the flannel‑clad, permissionless, censorship‑resistant cosmic playground, he himself is entitled to critique whatever nonsense humans happen to build on top of it.

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Vitalik, in a post that gracefully flicks the beaker, said users don’t have to take his word of mouth to carve their own destinies on Ethereum. He reminds everyone that the network is a neutral infrastructure-people are not.

When it comes to calling an app “corposlop,” he claims that wearing a fedora of criticism does not equate to a censure. If he blasts a project as an “institutional atrocity,” that is simply a philosophical opinion, not an attempt to hold a Scepter of Digital Silence.

You can build anything on Ethereum. All you have to do is not ask Vitalik for a thumbs‑up.

That’s the great bargain, he suggests: A truly open system is not just permission‑less, but also a loudspeaker for those who want to shoo the less‑savvy off the marketplace.

In his own words, “Neutrality belongs to protocol! Individuals or communities are like a three‑meter‑long sloth with a penchant for rebellion.” He compares it to Linux, this humble machine that might disdain an application but never reaches for the existential crisis.

Vitalik arrives at this time when “corposlop”, corporate merry‑cheering and AI needling are sweeping the industry like a comedic outbreath. The philosophical morass is thicker than the last donut at a Space Oddity bake‑off, but he wants to remind the crowd: Ethereum is neutral. He is not.

Let the arguments continue; the network remains an open, neutral stage. Who knows? Perhaps in a future where Mesopotamian scribes cast vote‑messages, Vitalik will literally say he’s “not.” Until then, enjoy the cosmic limbo.

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2026-02-17 10:05