The list of dapps is remarkable... That was my first glimpse into the hackability of Etherium and I am very intrigued now.<p>As a total outsider to all this, I suspect you are right.<p>Bitcoin is very hacky, as almost all successful first systems are. Etherium is a second system.<p>First systems: By force of will you cobble together a viable prototype and if you are lucky it gets traction. Then it&#x27;s an exercise in patching to keep the system running.<p>Second systems: longer dev cycles based on lofty goals for better architecture and features. Many second systems fail here. But if&#x2F;when the second system gains traction, it&#x27;s potentially a much better solution since it could learn from mistakes of the first system.<p>It&#x27;s clear that the tools are better in Etherium for building block chain apps. It also looks like it&#x27;s getting good adoption.<p>Like all things crypto currency it&#x27;s interesting that there is money on the line. Bitcoin won&#x27;t fall out of fashion as quickly as other systems for that reason.