Sure, if these projects were already blow away successes and completely disrupted their respective markets we wouldn't (hopefully!) be having this conversation.

Sure, if these projects were already blow away successes and completely disrupted their respective markets we wouldn't (hopefully!) be having this conversation. And I agree that skepticism is warranted here but at least with regard to Ethereum it is way overblown here on hn. Even if these projects haven't fully proven themselves yet what I think they do show is the strength and merit of the platform that has made them possible.