From 187095e54f22d58d933df59bb5fcab631fcb0831 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Derrick Hammer Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2023 05:36:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] fix: revert copy for meme section --- .../Home/WebComparison/WebComparison.astro | 77 +++++-------------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/components/Home/WebComparison/WebComparison.astro b/src/components/Home/WebComparison/WebComparison.astro index b1d10da..8f5e93f 100644 --- a/src/components/Home/WebComparison/WebComparison.astro +++ b/src/components/Home/WebComparison/WebComparison.astro @@ -25,10 +25,9 @@ import meme4Small from "/src/assets/meme-4-small.png";

Web1

- Web1 is probably best remembered by geeks as chat rooms and IRC (which - still exist to this day, but only to power users). To normal users it - was the age of AOL dial-up and similar networks where you got web, - email, shopping, and chat all in one place. + Nostalgically recalled for chat rooms and IRC by tech enthusiasts, + signifies the era of integrated services like AOL dial-up, providing + web access, email, shopping, and chat for mainstream users.

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Web2

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- Web2 since evolved with the web browser and we got better gaming, - online apps, video streaming and calling and much, much more. However, - it also got quickly captured by Silicon Valley and what some refer to - as the "tech bros". -

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- So despite the innovation that occurred, it has turned into a top-down - system where only a few geeks/CEO's and their investors control your entire - web. -

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- This also excludes the wider internet infrastructure of domains and - ISP's (internet providers and hosting), who also play a part in - controlling your web, be it for your "safety", or other reasons. +

+ Featuring improved gaming, online apps, and video streaming, was + swiftly monopolized by Silicon Valley, creating a top-down system + controlled by a few tech elites. Despite innovations, this system, + including the broader internet infrastructure like ISPs and domains, + regulates your web experience, often citing "safety".

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Crypto/
DeFi

- We get the birth of Bitcoin and all of the innovation that followed. - While BTC and a handful of other chains have remained decentralized - both in operation, and access, the innovation over time has caused - things to re-centralize. -

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- This is due to several factors including big money coming in, pushing - greed, hype, and "FOMO". The invention of several new logos's causing - this to only get worse, creating a classic "boom" and "bust". Human - nature tends to be greedy, so over time, money overrode principles. -

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- Many development teams prioritized inventing new ideas and "shipping" - them to users, while selling them "tokens" to exit at their expense, - all while knowing none of what they created was truly decentralized. -

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- It became one large crypto casino. + The advent of Bitcoin sparked innovation, but over time, + centralization increased. Factors such as the influx of big money, + greed, hype, and FOMO contributed to this trend. The introduction of + many money legos worsened the situation, leading to boom and bust + cycles.

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Web3

- What to say about Web3? Honestly... upfront it appeared to get used as - a new buzz word to replace "DeFi". Terms like "Web3" and "Metaverse" - have many different meanings to many people. It is intended to include - more than just money and trading, and yet every blockchain-based - system that can be labeled "web3" still builds onto of the same - centralized crypto/defi infrastructure. -

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- The end result is an ecosystem that promotes and wants to - be decentralized, but where money overrules ideology, ethos, and principles. - This is in part due to who's bankrolling it all, and thus the incentives - to build make it more about the money then about freedom. -

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- There needs to be a balance here between free markets/money and public - goods/infra, and so far things are way out of wack and need to be - fixed. + Web3 emerged as a buzzword to replace DeFi, but its meaning varies. + Despite aiming for decentralization, Web3 relies on centralized + crypto/DeFi infrastructure. Money dominates over ideology, driven by + funders. A balance is necessary between free markets and public goods + to address the current imbalance.