Blockchain tech is a powerful technological tool just like any other. It can be leveraged for both moral, amoral and immoral purposes.

For example - much energy is used running the entirely of the worldwide web? Is the internet a force of evil AI intentions, or a a technology that liberates knowledge? Neither? Both? ??‍♂️

Once you understand the idea of decentralized blockchain processes, the potential is almost limitless. It could be compared to a specialized tool or technology (like a firearm or a car, or a computer) requiring a unique digital fingerprint to operate and carry out its task. Smart contracts and blockchain and such will change the world. Human manipulation beyond what they were explicitly programmed to do is a nearly impossible task, unless you can break the encryption.

Now, that isn’t to say the programming is chalked with only good intentions, but the proof is in the functionality and improvement it has already made in people’s lives across the globe. This is why people invest, because this is the way real markets are supposed to work. Maybe we’ve lived with this fake capitalism so long we’ve forgotten what real innovation looks like.

There are plenty of villains out there, and I just don’t see blockchain tech causing much real world misery these days. I could be wrong, but I hope that blockchain can further liberate and empower the individual, and reduce our reliance on powerful centralized governments.