It was the first decentralized blockchain. It solved the double spending problem in the absence of a centralized authority (aka solution to the Byzantine Genera

It was the first decentralized blockchain. It solved the double spending problem in the absence of a centralized authority (aka solution to the Byzantine Generals' Problem). By the way, the term "blockchain" gained popularity years after Bitcoin's release. Bitcoin has changed very little since its inception. A Bitcoin Core release from a decade ago still works fine today, and how "bitcoiners" feel about Bitcoin on a psychological level is irrelevant to any technical discussion about decentralization (btw, "bitcoiners" are not a homogenous group). Moreover, your last sentence is so incoherent that it’s hard to even formulate a rebuttal. There is no "centralized source of truth," no "centralized authority," and no risk of a "catastrophic fork." No offense but I don’t understand why people with such limited knowledge of Bitcoin feel compelled to comment in these threads.