The Existential Crisis in the Blockchain Era

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Blockchain technologies and immutable smart contracts require software design to be finalized before deployment and push business logic into open-source contracts; most supporting code (about 20% contracts, 80% JavaScript tests and utilities) remains in JavaScript. The talk connects Gartner-style hype curves—machine learning stabilizing while blockchain retreats after the crypto spike—to concrete career anxiety and changing perceived value for engineers.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 3:18Blockchain as trigger
3. 9:24Hype technologies
4. 14:00Blockchain and smart contracts
5. 16:53Decentralization shift
6. 19:05Social crisis and meaning
7. 22:26Emotions at work
8. 25:37Fear of mistakes
9. 27:48Reassessing achievements
10. 30:24Imposter syndrome
11. 33:43Coping with turmoil
12. 35:07Seeking help

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