[zamalek]

> supremely hyped up and over sold.

Which results in "hype recoil." There are some interesting use-cases for the technology, but the hype in areas where it is not applicable (e.g. as a liquid currency) severely erode the overall perception. Fanatic belligerence when the flaws are discussed enrich angst toward the technology.

In many ways the issue is not the technology itself; rather the evangelists of it.