> "Blockchain proponents have a vision of _society_ in which centralized entities are weakened/eliminated. But blockchain tech is a way to build _software_ without centralized servers. Why would the latter enable the former? It’s a leap of logic that’s left unexplained."
The leap of logic is not unexplained, it's called libertarian ideology: government policies that work relatively well (healthcare, social security, Central Banks,...) are the most dangerous because they might (and do) give people the wrong idea. Bitcoin is an incredibly wasteful technology compared to the supposed obsolete paradigm, so you need the ideological element to understand why some take this "leap of logic".
Personal opinion: the crypto currency/Blockchain movement is no less ideologue than say the Free software foundation. But Stallman has the merit to be very explicit about it, instead of hiding it under a tech logorrhea.
The leap of logic is not unexplained, it's called libertarian ideology: government policies that work relatively well (healthcare, social security, Central Banks,...) are the most dangerous because they might (and do) give people the wrong idea. Bitcoin is an incredibly wasteful technology compared to the supposed obsolete paradigm, so you need the ideological element to understand why some take this "leap of logic".
Personal opinion: the crypto currency/Blockchain movement is no less ideologue than say the Free software foundation. But Stallman has the merit to be very explicit about it, instead of hiding it under a tech logorrhea.