(And Why You May, Too)
Okay, so… here is the factor. For some time now, the web has felt—how do I put this—off. Like strolling into your personal home and realizing somebody rearranged your furnishings when you had been gone. Technically nonetheless yours, nevertheless it doesn’t actually really feel prefer it anymore, you realize?
The platforms we use on daily basis—Twitter (sorry, “X”), Instagram, YouTube—they began out feeling type of democratic. Like, “Hey, anybody can submit, construct one thing, go viral.” However someplace alongside the road, the vibe shifted. Immediately it’s much less “construct your nook of the web” and extra “play by our guidelines, otherwise you’re shadowbanned into oblivion.” And don’t even get me began on the algorithm roulette. 🙄
So yeah, I began trying into Web3. Largely out of curiosity at first. Then frustration. Then, actually, somewhat desperation. I imply, I make stuff. I write, I submit, I share concepts. However I bought bored with doing all that simply to assist enhance some mega-corp’s advert income whereas I get, what? Just a few likes and perhaps a dopamine hit if I’m fortunate?
Web3, in a nutshell, is this concept that the web doesn’t must belong to large…