No, I disagree. That’s like saying an isp can’t create information, only move it around. Metadata is value, such as on-chain data being an expression of trade v

No, I disagree. That’s like saying an isp can’t create information, only move it around. Metadata is value, such as on-chain data being an expression of trade volumes etc, and this itself is a second order value, beyond the utility of trustless censorship resistant payments, that in itself is worth percents of the total value transacted. Yes, it is a protocol, but TCP/IP made many fortunes also. Even though it just moves bits around the globe.