haha, ya.. it's like "blockchain is good tho" is the politically correct thing people say. I'm pretty sure most people who say it don't actually even know what a blockchain is or why they think it's good. They just have heard other people say it and recognize that there's probably a real something going on here, and "cryptos bad // blockchain good tho" is like a safe way to cover all bases in their mind.
But of course it actually makes no sense to try to separate the two :)