I strongly recommend that you read "Smart Contracts and Traditional Contract Law, or: The Law of the Vending Machine" by Rohr in 2019, published in a reputable

I strongly recommend that you read "Smart Contracts and Traditional Contract Law, or: The Law of the Vending Machine" by Rohr in 2019, published in a reputable law-review journal [1]. If literally nothing else, it contains the quote, "smart contracts are not necessarily legal contracts," which appears to be the point that you want made. But also, on p9, the author points out that "it may be silly to think of a vending machine in this way, but when, for example, somebody is sickened by a defective can of Coke and issues arise relating to warranties that apply to the sales of goods, the legal status of those ubiquitous, small-potatoes transactions matters." The article goes on to critique the "just a machine[,] and thus not should be called a contract" view which you espouse. [1] https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4025&context=clevstlrev https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?a...