Recently, there's been an interesting discussion: what is the ultimate goal of Ethereum?

Many people think it's performance—faster transactions, cheaper Gas. But Vitalik's recent perspective challenges this understanding. He emphasizes that the core goal of Ethereum is actually **resilience**.

In other words: the ability to survive and remain stable.

How to understand this? Decentralization, permissionless, censorship resistance—these three are the foundational principles. This means that Ethereum must ensure that the network doesn't collapse and user assets aren't frozen when facing infrastructure failures, political risks, or systemic shocks. This is the true moat.

Only after securing this defense line can we talk about expanding block space and increasing capacity. The order is reversed; no matter how fast or cheap it is, it doesn't matter—if one day accounts are frozen or nodes are shut down by some authority, then performance metrics become a joke.

This way of thinking also provides insights for the entire Web3 ecosystem.