From the article, about the supposed expert who is skeptical:
> For all that she has learned, Radia is first to confess that she is by no means an expert in the technology — admitting that she cannot distinguish exactly what makes something blockchain technology
The article is right about one thing though - a lot of people are talking blockchains up without having any idea about what they are or how they work.
Conversely, a lot of people, like Radia in the article, are talking blockchains down, without understanding them.
> For all that she has learned, Radia is first to confess that she is by no means an expert in the technology — admitting that she cannot distinguish exactly what makes something blockchain technology
The article is right about one thing though - a lot of people are talking blockchains up without having any idea about what they are or how they work.
Conversely, a lot of people, like Radia in the article, are talking blockchains down, without understanding them.