I think the opposite. There is value in intelligent software, but IMO we’re a long way from AGI. So lots of grifting but some gold along the way. And it’s intellectually interesting/nuanced (cool math, interesting infra), unlike crypto which was more of a massive energy burning waste than anyone likes to admit.
If our standard is cool math, crypto is also full of cool math. (Have you read Vitalik's explanation of Quadratic Arithmetic Programs?) Our standard can't be that low.
Fair enough. More reacting to the concept of a blockchain which is like old news and an extremely inefficient way to do 90% of what people are (we’re) trying to do with it.
