[ckwalsh]

> The foundational elements a blockchain provides - namely transparency and ownership of digital assets - are absolutely critical to our future as a society.

I'm not 100% sold, but I'm leaning that way, hence my phrasing of "While the technology is interesting and has some intriguing use cases".

I feel like the "good" use cases aren't particularly sexy however, and thus are in danger of getting lost. Additionally, there's a ton of people that want to throw "the blockchain" at a problem, and end up overcomplicating spaces that have no need for it.

[58x14]

We feel similar. Real progress isn't glamorous, and for years there's been unnecessary hype around the buzzwords. SEO and attention economies have cultivated these behavioral trends because it's profitable.

My first question for any blockchain-related project is, why do you need a blockchain? Most struggle to answer.

What's clear, from my perspective, is that humanity has an abundance of passion that's being funneled into profits. I firmly believe there will be operators in the coming years that will offer a strikingly unique set of value propositions that cannot be contested by the current majority controllers.