>> So what happens when a mistake happens on the blockchain?
Most popular Blockchains haven't had any major issues in years. Some projects have had bugs which lead to the network stopping for a few minutes but no lost funds.
>> I think most people here are aware of inflation
How much new money did the Fed inject into the US economy in the last decade?
Based on the constantly growing corporate sector, we know who ended up with most of that money: Big corporations and their shareholders.
They got most of that money by locking other people out of opportunities. That is the primary business of corporations today; monopolizing financial channels where the money flows easily and letting hard working individuals fight for the scraps.