Agree the crypto industry has been riddled with bad actors and copy/paste code masquerading as "new" technology. Difficult watching retail investors get burned over the past decade.
That said, the Internet Computer blockchain (ICP) is completely novel cryptography and advanced computer science.
Raoul Pal, one of the most influential people in crypto, recently said, "The Internet Computer project is clearly the biggest in ambition of any project in the crypto space because it’s basically saying, ‘Here’s an entirely new architecture for the internet that is driven by cryptography and is scalable beyond anything that exists currently today.’ It’s faster than all the other blockchains."
If you want supporting evidence, check out DSCVR, the world’s first fully blockchain-based social media platform. Note: This is being built by a prominent engineer at a notable Big Tech company during nights and weekends... and the Internet Computer only launched 7 weeks ago.
Important to note, I work at the DFINITY Foundation, alongside ~200 of the world's most accomplished cryptographers, distributed systems engineers, and programming language and operation experts.
Encourage pioneering entrepreneurs and developers to apply for a grant and start building.