are we doomed to repeat web2 history?

Do centralized platforms always win due to speed? It appears that history will repeat itself (web2x2) in two potential ways: extensive protocol innovation is a fool's errand, and Slack will always outpace Ethereum's IRC, as with web2. Could some decentralized projects look more like an empowered engineering team than a standards body meeting (failu... See more

Suggestions:

1. We should accept the premise that people will not run their own servers by designing systems that can distribute trust without having to distribute infrastructure.


2. We should try to reduce the burden of building software.

Are we destined for an even less private web? Who is affected by web3's lack of privacy is not addressed? Crypto users often maintain split identities because they do not wish to be exposed to the public eye. Still, they must be willing to try to maintain privacy, identity management, and pseudonymity.

Is it just about the money, and does that matter? Web3 is absolutely a gold rush. People are very desperate for money (quite quickly) doing what they enjoy. Even if many entrants into crypto "do not fundamentally care about distributed trust models," an attractive alternative would be one where the user base grows to care.