Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet
Widening the talent funnel. Permissionless access removes gatekeepers and broadens who can contribute to the writing process.
Chris Dixon • Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet
The internet should be an accelerant for human creativity and authenticity, not an inhibitor. A market structure with millions of profitable niches, enabled by blockchain networks, makes this possible. With fairer revenue sharing, more users will find their true callings, and more creators will reach their true fans.
Chris Dixon • Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet
In most popular blockchain networks, the community receives more than 50 percent of the total tokens, which are distributed in various ways, including through airdrops, developer rewards, and early-adopter incentives. Instead of being concentrated in the hands of a small group of insiders, ownership is broadly distributed among users according to h
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A key concept in security is the “attack surface,” which refers to all the places an attacker might find vulnerabilities.
Chris Dixon • Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet
More recent protocol networks enjoy no such resiliency. No credible protocol network, after thirty years of attempts, has succeeded beyond niche adoption.
Chris Dixon • Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet
Fediverse
the “Lindy effect,” where the longer something has been around, the likelier it is to stick around.
Chris Dixon • Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet
attract-extract cycle.
Chris Dixon • Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet
Platforms eventually cannibalize their complements.