Bitcoin Doesn’t Take Sides: Why Apolitical Solutions Are the Internet’s Future

Crypto has become a religion, and Web2 companies like Facebook have become so reviled, that there is a sizable contingent that believes decentralization is the answer to everything. Many crypto diehards truly believe that a decentralized ledger of record is better in every way for every problem.

On Web3: There’s probably too much emphasis on the trustless nature and also being uncensorable. I think most people are actually very trusting and don’t mind trusting a third party, and I think also most people probably aren’t saying things that would need to be censored or removed from these centralized services.

Lastly, nothing forges character like a crisis. When the Panic of 2008 hit, bitcoin did not exist. Instead, investors flooded into that age-old safe haven, gold, which tripled in price in two years. But now bitcoin offers an alternative, one that is significantly more useful than gold. It has similar finite-supply qualities, which supports its valu

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