In the shadow of digital despotism, Vitalik Buterin, the architect of Ethereum, unveils the soul of a blockchain-not a sleek, efficient tool for the masses, but a fortress of freedom under siege. In a post on X, he whispers to the cosmos: “Ethereum was not born to serve your convenience, but to shield your sovereignty when the world crumbles.”
Ethereum: The Bastion of User Sovereignty, Not the Speed Demon
Buterin, with a poet’s disdain for haste, insists that Ethereum’s purpose is not to outpace your coffee shop Wi-Fi, but to endure when the skies fall. “Speed? Convenience? Those are the siren songs of Wall Street,” he scoffs. “Ethereum is the stubborn oak in the storm, the last bastion of ‘survivability over optimization.'” 🌲
He derides the notion that crypto is merely a faster payment system. “Ah, yes,” he writes, “let’s forget about freedom and just focus on making your DeFi yields glow like a neon sign in a dystopian alley.” 🕶️
Buterin’s manifesto echoes like a battle cry: “Ethereum was not created to make finance efficient or apps convenient. It was created to set people free.” A line that could double as a love letter to chaos. 🛡️
“Ethereum was not created to make finance efficient or apps convenient. It was created to set people free”
This was an important – and controversial – line from the Trustless Manifesto ( ), and it is worth revisiting it and better understanding what it…
– vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) January 5, 2026
He paints Ethereum as a guardian angel for the desperate: “When Cloudflare falters, or a cyber war turns the internet into a wasteland, Ethereum will still whisper, ‘2000ms latency continues to be 2000ms.'” A promise as fragile as it is grand. 🌍
The goal? To sever the chains of gatekeepers who might one day flick a switch and erase your digital existence. “Neutrality, accessibility, permissionless chaos-Ethereum is the last stand against the algorithmic overlords,” he declares. 🧠
Ethereum’s Decentralized Block Space: A Debate in the Digital Wild West
Buterin warns that while private chains and corporate ledgers may dazzle with their polish, they lack the “censorship-resistant soul” of Ethereum. “A decentralized block space is a rare gem, and we’re the only ones mining it,” he quips. 🛠️
The community, of course, is divided. Some grumble about UX “so bad it could make a medieval scribe weep,” while others chant, “Sovereignty over speed, even if it costs a fortune in gas fees!” 🤯
And so, the dance continues: freedom versus efficiency, resilience versus convenience, and a blockchain that refuses to apologize for being a “digital fortress” in a world of fragile glass towers. 🏰
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2026-01-05 20:36