interesting, I've heard the phrase before. I figured decentralizing trust in areas beyond currency like data ownership and preventing censorship would be beneficial as well
I have done a lot of work in the higher Ed space and many people have suggested to me over the years that "what we need" is a blockchain of course grades and credentials. I struggle to understand why we "need" that or if it was needed, why that would be better than getting a transcript directly from the University or from a public clearing house say College Board. If a public ledger was of generic use, why would the NCAA Transfer Portal not already be using one?
Your milage may vary (as they say) but this is just what my gut is telling me.
I guess blockchains like filecoin introduce economic incentives, you pay independent storage providers to preserve data rather than relying on volunteers. a good complementary service for additional redundancy. imo blockchain doesn't need to replace every existing solution, but in instances where it makes more sense to reduce dependence on a single party