One project I really like is Streamr. It looks promising. Monetizing realtime data on top of ethereum. It's great to see projects on top of ethereum creating real value.
I respect your point of view. I like the project as i like Golem. They are trying to build decentralized cloud services on top of an existing blockchain.
Hacker news is not read by idiots, so please don't accuse me of trying to deceive readers. The average reader here is quite smart, they don't need your defense.
'what if what people know for free today would be wrapped up in an insane network of constantly negotiating prices for that same information'