@evan heh… I don't know the full context around this excerpt, but I don't necessarily think it is wrong.
I feel open, decentralized protocols have *staying power* that's hard to overstate. E-mail is still here, for better or worse, half a century after its inception, and so far all attempts at replacing it failed.
Why? I think that's because the protocols it relies on are decentralized and open, meaning anyone can implement it, anyone can run their own compatible thingy.
So many people do.