The trend is similar to what we have seen in previous industrial revolutions such as steam power, railroads, automobiles, electricity, computers, and the internet. They all have gone through the cycle blockchain technology is experiencing now.
Besides the well-known issues of scalability, interoperability, governance, and privacy, the user interface also needs to be addressed. But hey, we all know what early prototypes of each of the other technologies looked like and how they performed. We also know how they have evolved afterwards to reach mass adoption.
For the closest comparison, just have a look at the early web interfaces and capabilities. At the dawn of the internet, it used to take 24 to 48 hours to transmit a text message because it was routed from one dial-up connection to another. And now we have instant global messaging.
When email first came along, it used to take 2 hours to cross the internet and reach the recipient. Now, we can livestream high-definition video around the world.
In 1992, there were only a couple of websites on the internet, and look how many things we can do online now: communication, education, shopping, entertainment, business, and the list goes on…
And on top of that, pretty much everyone has a smartphone now and can use these applications. Even many people who don't have access to a bank account can access all the capabilities of the modern internet.