Is verification the new ‘Decentralized’?

For years, decentralization was crypto’s talisman. It stood for resilience, neutrality, and openness — a system immune to capture or control. But it was overused, underdefined, and has now diluted into near-meaninglessness. Now, there is a new pretender: verification source: https://cryptoslate.com/is-verification-the-new-decentralized/