Blockchains are often treated as a general solution to all kinds of problems, but imho they are an ingenious solution to a rather specific, ecological problem.

Blockchains are often treated as a general solution to all kinds of problems, but imho they are an ingenious solution to a rather specific, ecological problem. A lot of the time when a new start-up proudly proclaims that they use a blockchain for X task, "why not just SQLite" is actually a viable question that is rarely ever answered honestly. This is a hyperbole, but I made my point.