I was wondering why the article kept repeating details in re-worded ways as if they happened to other people. I didn't even realize that different parts were by different authors.
Oh! That explains how they managed to get beachy cocktails in the middle of the night. I was very confused too.
Overall, though, I do think DeFi has potential. Every attempt to anchor blockchain stuff to the real world (supply chain validation etc) seems to founder on the fact that non-blockchain solutions already exist. Providing new functionality on the blockchain seems to be more successful.