No, in the sense that blockchain is. This is just the latest in a long history of tech fads propelled by wishful thinking and unqualified grifters.
It is the solution to almost nothing, but is being shoehorned into every imaginable role by people who are blind to its shortcomings, often wilfully. The only thing that's obvious to me is that a great number of people are apparently desperate for a tool to do their thinking for them, no matter how garbage the result is. It's disheartening to realize that so many people consider using their own brain to be such an intolerable burden.
It is the solution to almost nothing, but is being shoehorned into every imaginable role by people who are blind to its shortcomings, often wilfully. The only thing that's obvious to me is that a great number of people are apparently desperate for a tool to do their thinking for them, no matter how garbage the result is. It's disheartening to realize that so many people consider using their own brain to be such an intolerable burden.