Web3: Creating problems where we need solutions
The next big era of the web?
Web 2.0
Web 1.0
Web3
Centralisation vs decentralisation
Centralisation
Decentralisation
What is Web3?
Blockchains
“Verifiable”
“On the blockchain”
“Trustless”
Antiregulation
Token economy
DAOs & dApps
DAOs
Are DAOs really that different from existing established structures?
dApps
A system focused on financial reward
The environmental issue
The web already isn’t great for the environment.
Proof of work
Mining
Proof of work vs Proof of stake
Clean energy isn’t what’s making people invest in cryptocurrencies.
NFTs
Web3 isn’t decentralising wealth.
You are your wallet.
“Permissionless”
We do need more transparency in some places…
What else is Web3?
The metaverse
Who gains from Web3?
Companies
Venture capitalists
Early adopters
There is nothing wrong with wanting a fairer alternative.
We need decentralisation.
Your alternative has to be genuinely equitable.
Web3 is not inclusive.
Your community must be accessible and inclusive.
A toxic community is a red flag
There is a better way; we’ve just not got there yet.
What are the problems we actually need to solve?
Decentralisation
Web0
Web3 is clever branding
Thank you!