Blockchain Can Save the World! (Oh, Wait, wasn’t that Cloud Last Year?)

For cogent comment on how blockchain has become a ridiculous buzzword, check out Jason Lanier’s response to a question at his June 2018 book talk video on

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

at
https://www.c-span.org/video/?447079-2/ten-arguments-deleting-social-media-accounts-now

Jump to time-point 1:04:37 in the video or in the transcript below the video on that page.

Actually, I recommend watching the entire 90+ minute video to get a feel for one of the most amazing geniuses of our age. Lanier is an innovator, a thinker, a musician, and scary smart. I first learned of him when I read his book Who Owns the Future. Having watched the video I am now waiting for his latest work, Ten Arguments… to reach my library.