I Got A Story To Tell

The author argues that Ethereum matters because it can restore openness to the internet and to finance, which they say have become closed and extractive. They contrast the early internet's open protocols like SMTP and HTTP with today's platforms, citing Reddit's raising of API prices that effectively killed the third-party app Apollo. They also say Ethereum can open finance to people excluded by borders, and that most future apps will use Ethereum only for pieces such as value transfer or identity verification.