Which I think drives the point of all this crypto talk in acronyms contributes to it being incomprehensible.
Smart contracts are simply programs stored on a blockchain that run when predetermined conditions are met. They typically are used to automate the execution of an agreement so that all participants can be immediately certain of the outcome, without any intermediary’s involvement or time loss. They can also automate a workflow, triggering the next action when conditions are met.
Cryptocurrency is designed for general use. Kubernetes is designed to abstract specific problems away for specialists.
We shouldn’t shill any technology, and anytime we do talk about it’s virtues we should discuss its shortcomings and why people should be hesitant to use it.
I mean unless you decide to use Amazon EKS for a side project of course...