Crafting Ethereum into a setting (both technically and reputationally) where The Institutions feel comfortable participating in it at scale has been the life work of hundreds of people over the last nine years. And yet, for our success, many feel that the victory has come at a cost too heavy to bear: our losing focus as to why we built the global computer in the first place. If you feel the same way, join me for a brief exploration of what would need to happen for us to cut the cord.