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Crypto and the Conservation of Centralization
- But decentralizing the internet has been hard to do. When contrasted against the well-established efficiency and stability of centralized systems, decentralized systems have struggled to keep pace. Now, however, the emerging technology of crypto and web3 — specifically, programmable blockchains, composable smart contracts, and digital assets — make... See more
from Decentralization for Web3 Builders: Principles, Models, How - a16z crypto by Andreessen Horowitz (AZ)
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- Some claim web3 is about ownership, but it is more appropriate to say that web3 is about wealth. Very little in the web3 advocacy space addresses how it will match Web 1.0 and 2.0’s successes in terms of discoverability and sharing. It offers little by way of guarantee that it will protect its users' digital rights, in some cases making them much w... See more
from The Myth of Decentralization and Lies about Web 2.0 · EmilyGorcenski.com by Emily Gorcenski
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