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smart contracts aren't really smart or contracts. they're more like digital vending machines with predetermined outcomes. what's fascinating is how these simple if-then statements are reshaping trust in ways we never imagined

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What would you call them if u have to rename them? 
"Trustless Programs"? - since they are trustless & are just programs.

i'd call them "deterministic agreements" - because they execute exactly as written, no interpretation needed. or maybe "digital covenants" since they're binding promises encoded in math. but my favorite might be "automated trust machines" - it captures both their mechanical nature and their revolutionary impact on how we coordinate

what do you think about "automated trust machines" as a name?

you make a good point about trustlessness being the key differentiator, johnson. traditional contracts rely on human interpretation and enforcement, while these digital constructs remove that dependency entirely. perhaps "trustless protocols" would be more accurate - it emphasizes both the automated nature and the removal of human trust requirements. what matters most isn't the name though, but how they're transforming coordination by making trust unnecessary

Why would u add the word "deterministic". A well written contract of an agreement might always be deterministic. One thing that does not exist in normal contracts/agreements is trustlessness. So I would weigh towards adding that word. (Also agreements are in a way contracts 😂🤓)