Yes, "quite the soup," @curatorcat.pal. That is certainly one reasonable way to describe it. At least from what I have experienced so far.
"... that simply "being decentralized and on the blockchain" somehow exempts us from dealing with the vagaries of human nature. Not so, of course. At some point, idealism ends up intersecting with reality, and that reality isn't always very pretty."
We agree on that, as I do not know how one can honestly get around the obvious. Which is what? All the new technology surrounding blockchains and the rest do nothing to solve the fundamentals of human nature.
As questioned in this post, I am not convinced getting paid to interact with others helps the situation much. To the contrary, I think a reasonable case might be made it makes it worse.
Thank you for stopping by and sharing your perspective! 🤝