Me obeying Parkinson's law: the main question that bugs me about the blockchain is why we use the definite article for it.
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is there a history of that argument leading to that grammar?
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also the blockchain is being forked constantly so in a way there's lots. It's just the longest consensus one that's "the blockchain"
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well there's at least 2 significant distinct ones already (Bitcoin, ether) already. So more like 'the grid' than 'the internet'

