Yes, the whole 'no banks needed' idea is pure gold.  But the question was
about satoshi's intent, and I'm not sure if even the old timers from 2009 could
answer that with any degree of accuracy.  I think satoshi doesn't exist as one
person but rather is a group of people, probably a government agency, but I
have no proof, only suspicion. I do think the original intent was to have a form
of money that wasn't tied to government or banks, and that isn't physical.  That
aspect is working very well...except for the network fees and long confirmation
times.