It solved Vitalik’s poverty problem by filling his bank account with other people’s money.

The answer is out there, somewhere in the ether. …i guess.

Well, Bitcoin separates money and state, while ethireum separates money from stupid people.

The people selling it feel they don’t have enough money in their pockets. They want more. That’s the problem they are trying to solve

"smart" contracts as in "smart" cars