Update smart contracts index.md

[setgree]

As it was, much of this piece seemed to be trying to pitch people on the idea of smart contracts, and given the venue, I think straightforward explanation is more appropriate. I removed some of the sales-y language and also removed rhetorical devices (e.g. the text suggesting what the reader thinks -- I for one was not thinking what the text suggested about contracts ;)).

Also, the lead sentence should say what smart contracts are rather than emphasizing their importance or place in the ecosystem.

Last, I rejiggered some of the passive voice sentences.

EDIT: three small additions:

1. the first sentence can be split into two, like so:

Smart contracts are digital contracts on the blockchain. When a smart contract's terms are met, the contract automatically executes the outcome that the parties agreed to.

2. I misspelled Nick Szabo's last name
3. redo this sentence

Smart contracts can do essentially anything that a computer programs do.

to be

Smart contracts can do essentially anything that computer programs can do.

Enjoy 😃

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[minimalsm]

Hey @setgree :-) thanks for the PR here 😎 . Some nice improvements 💪 There are a few changes I'm not so sure of, but I'd like to get some other opinions here to remove my bias as the original author.

[jmcook1186]

added some suggestions for minor changes but overall LGTM

[wackerow]

@setgree Thanks for this! Left some comments =)

[jmcook1186]

Thanks for your work on this @setgree. There were a range of opinions on various parts of the page and it seemed to be going a bit stale, so I've made some decisions on it to get it moving. Approving now.

[corwintines]

Just writting some edits to propose. Will put those up this week.

[wackerow]

Sorry for delays here @setgree! Circled back, pushed an adjustment to address @samajammin's comments, and added the H1 back in which is required on pages that use the default markdown template. Merging on build finish.. thanks again!

[setgree]

Glad to hear it! If there are any more pages that need some attention, I would be happy to take a look.

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[corwintines]

@all-contributors can you add @setgree for content

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@corwintines

I've put up a pull request to add @setgree! 🎉