Would just like to point out that a) he's not autistic and b) he did not learn mandarin in a few months; have heard he's been practicing for years.
Eugh. Wow.<p>> In Miami, Buterin’s army was small, but already keenly aware of the importance of beatifying its leader. Joseph Lubin, one of the developers staying at the house, and one of the few people who seemed to understand Ethereum enough to decipher its potential, told me in an endearing, paternal tone that Buterin was a genius alien that had arrived on this planet to deliver the sacrosanct gift of decentralization. Nearby, Buterin was shuffling around on the grass, looking down at the ground, muttering to himself in preparation for a talk he would give to the Bitcoin elite the next day.<p>Are we writing software or starting a cult?
Vitalik and his organization achieved a lot, Gavin deserves a mention as well as the guy who had the math behind ethereum. Nevertheless I don't see any killer apps coming out, so overall, its just another rerun of bitcoin.
That is a very comprehensive PR puff piece, but it's still very much PR. To be honest, more than anything it seems to be endless painstaking descriptions of Buterin's clothing, mannerisms, and eating habits.
No one needs ethereum. It's a penny stock scam that sells the cure to whatever ails you to any willing solutionist that's looking to get rich quick.