C J Silverio, the second hire and former CTO at npm Inc., dives into the implications of venture capital on JavaScript's ecosystem. She shares insights from her talk at JS Conf EU, highlighting concerns about the centralized control of the npm registry. Ceej introduces her innovative project, Entropic, aimed at decentralizing package management and empowering the open-source community. The conversation also touches on the importance of proactive solutions, the balance between centralization and security, and the challenges of trust in decentralized systems.