Curious as to why you say "despite the ethereum thing". It sounds like the "ethereum thing" is an immediate turn off, but the project's ideas and goals saved it

Curious as to why you say "despite the ethereum thing". It sounds like the "ethereum thing" is an immediate turn off, but the project's ideas and goals saved it. I'm quite openly a fan of the ethereum project for the reasons of applications like this, and more -- but I'm curious as to why you'd consider it an immediate detriment when it very well serves the purpose of the project. I mean, ultimately the author could design his own blockchain or network, but why? The protocol exists, why not try and employ it?