Don't hate on me. I didn't make it.
I agree it's supposed to eliminate the central banks.
And he never said it wasn't meant to be sent peer-to-peer as you suggest.
In my opinion banks (middlemen) are not the problem.
The problem is central banks given the license to print money.
Saylor cannot print bitcoin - nor can Jamie Dimon.
If people are okay with the counterparty risk, that's their freedom.
And realistically - the majority of people who are walking the earth do not want that responsibility.
Sad but true.
And most people holding their own keys would be more of a risk than a bitcoin bank rugging them.