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Notaries can be bribed, sure, but smart contracts can and will have bugs.

But will those bugs matter or not get patched or not exist? Open source is used daily and you could say the same about it.

Try rolling back a bug exploit on a blockchain...

This is one of the fundamental problems with blockchains: Local problems often lead to global consequences, requiring forks of the blockchain and/or high level intervention to maintain consistency or to roll back exploits. Here's the classic example:

https://www.coindesk.com/learn/2016/06/25/understanding-the-...

'Don't write bugs' is not a viable strategy for software development.

If a notary lies or commits fraud, you still have legal means to undo the damage. You can't yank back funds or mutate data on a blockchain.

Justice is never an option for me. I'm just an average middle class citizen. It's rigged against myself, telling from personal experience. If there's a risk for me to be defrauded, Justice is no recourse option. I'd rather avoid the risk in the first place.

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