The blockchain and even the EVM are not distributed systems. They merely run the same (mostly pointless) computation, on every single node participating in the

The blockchain and even the EVM are not distributed systems. They merely run the same (mostly pointless) computation, on every single node participating in the system. To me, distributed systems means parallel computation. The blockchain by definition, cannot be parallelized (except when someone manages to pull off such a large theft that the developers are forced to fork the blockchain). They are decentralized systems, which achieve their decentralization by being as inefficient as possible. Sure, it's a bit clever, but it's also incredibly stupid.