# Decentralization is community participation and continuity of operations

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2022-02-17
- **Theme:** Other — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/other/
- **Source:** Splitting ATOMs: How decentralized is Cosmos? ⚛️ (Cryptocito)
- **Watch at:** 00:41:22 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ump9HeOdi-w&t=2482s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/other/2022-02-17-decentralization-is-community-participation-and-co-vdv4/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Decentralization is community participation and continuity of operations," Splitting ATOMs: How decentralized is Cosmos? ⚛️ (Cryptocito), 17 Feb 2022, 00:41:22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ump9HeOdi-w&t=2482s

## Quote — verbatim

> Decentralization is just not about coin distribution, but it's also community participation... more often than not we just look at technology and number of nodes... and ultimately it comes down to continuity of operations.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Extending Zaki's answer on why decentralization matters, after the Secret Network/Enigma example of a community reviving a chain shut down by regulators.