[Turfie]

This whole 'smart contracts' thing is stupid.

The issue is trust. Smart contracts as a solution are a sad attempt at solving that issue. There's always edge cases you can't code in.

E.g. in the example of the neighbour buying goods; What if the other neighbours don't really like this guy, and conspire against him?

The solution to trust, isn't codifying every possible variable and putting in on some silly unmodifiable chain. That solution just shifts the trust. Instead of trusting humans, we're now trusting some poorly written code...

The solution to the trust issue is good ethics, mindfulness and good upbringing. If someone violates your trust, it's probably due to some stress factor in that person's life. We need to create a better world for everyone and actually help the people that our violating our trust, and show them the way.