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Notes on Ownership, Content and Web3
Thoughts about the state of web3 and ‘ownership’ in general… Plus top web3 platforms I use.
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Been doing some thinking lately about the state of web3 and ownership in general, here in early 2023.
The trend towards digital ownership and more robust security (via decentralised networks + storage) is a slow but steady one, with (big) bursts and setbacks.
Bear with me…
The crypto and web3 market relates somewhat to the western dream to ‘own’ your life: Your home, your car, your health (via some kind of sustainable regular activity), fruitful or fulfilling work, a good network of friends, family (checking up on each other as best you can) and admin — investments, hobbies, insurances, incomings and outgoings. And what about your data or your money? This vital, but grey area where things can get stolen, hacked or disappear in a bank run?
Some folk may have a strong local (real) network with local knowledge, and even a global network of people to call upon (social media etc.) It’s about living robustly or more decentralised. It’s not a task everyone achieves in a lifetime but we’re all still very dependent on one another. Of course, we depend on medicine and on the law to protect ourselves — and from those who no longer feel like grinding towards that goal…
