Comparing ETH to AWS is not a great analogy. AWS is controlled by a centralized entity that can shut it down, go out of business, etc. A smart contract is immutable and can operate indefinitely with no oversight, thats exactly the value proposition and why it differs from centralized software. From a CS perspective, it makes a ton of sense, especially if you want a program the maximizes free usage without oversight from a group who would censor or block users.

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I think you’re getting the wrong impression. I’m not a crypto bro, I just happened to buy some eth in 2020 because I work in CS and I liked the idea. I think if agentic AI ever starts acting in the economy in a major way, it could work well to have lots of assets tokenized on eth and agents could use the eth block chain for complicated, trustless transactions, trade assets, etc/wtvr. But that’s a lot of ifs and maybes. I’m definitely not trying to sell anybody on the future of eth.

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