> they did not force you lazy greedy humans
No, if a CEO lies and commits fraud to steal from investors, it is the CEO's moral and ethical fault.
> the fact that some of you believe that this is a flaw in blockchain technology worries me
All of blockchain technology is "a flaw". And thousands of lines of my C++ are in one of the top five blockchains, so it isn't ignorance on my part to say this.
So far, no application of the blockchain has appeared that isn't cryptocurrencies. The consensus phase is wildly expensive, and yet not at all useful for anything else. And cryptocurrencies are almost as old as the smartphone, and yet the only applications so far are "evading government regulations" (what most people call "crime") and wild, unsupported speculation.
Don't get me wrong. Strong cryptography is great. Digital signatures are great. Merkle trees are great. Just not the blockchain.