[philippz]

I just gave some examples. Tech is early, and the businesses around this new environment still have to be built. It's kind of a chicken-and-egg problem.

It's very early, as I stated in another answer on the same comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=philippz#34479955

[LegionMammal978]

But what sets append-only databases apart from blockchains for any of these examples? Why can't I symmetrically say, "It's very early for append-only DBs, and new businesses around them still have to be built"?

[philippz]

But what sets append-only databases apart from pen and paper?

[anonymouskimmer]

It may be early, but it's also actively competing with other systems. Those other systems aren't going to just stay stagnant until blockchain is ready.

[philippz]

Which other systems? Databases?