Post #857298

2025-03-17 12:48 UTC

So far, I have been delving into the #Web3 and #crypto debate only superficially, as the very few notions I got led me to abhor any kind of technology related to the #blockchain. Since I started my new job at @dweb, though, I am finding myself revisiting my position by deepening my knowledge on the topic. I am mostly drawing the same conclusions—crypto is terrible—yet I am glad I am learning more also on what I am very critical about. I am particularly thankful to @mai for writing this article, which I believe is a great starting point to develop an informed opinion. Above all, as mai points out, nothing is all-bad, and there are for sure ideas and practices that can be learned (as cautionary tales in the worst case scenarios) even from problematic technologies, communities, and/or founders. #Web0 #Ethereum #cryptocurrency #cryptography #Web2 #decentralization #DWeb #technology

Replies (5)

@jboy@post.lurk.org 2025-03-17 12:56

@tommi@pan.rent new job at @dweb@social.coop?? with @mai@social.coop?? awesome, congrats!!

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@Arlodottxt@fosstodon.org 2025-03-17 13:16

@tommi@pan.rent @dweb@social.coop @mai@social.coop I never liked that "Web3" came to mean "blockchain". The future of the internet shouldn't be built on blockchain. Humans will ruin and abuse anything with financial incentive. Self-certifying p2p protocols (git, bittorrent, ipfs) is where we should want to be instead.

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@sanarooj@www.minds.com 2025-03-17 16:24

It’s great to see critical discussions around crypto! While the space has its flaws, projects like Mind of Pepe are bringing a fresh perspective—combining meme culture, AI, and decentralization in an innovative way. If you're exploring Web3, this presale is worth a look! #MindOfPepe #CryptoInnovation #Web3

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@merlin@infosec.exchange 2025-03-17 17:26

@tommi@pan.rent @dweb@social.coop @mai@social.coop super interesting stuff, thanks for sharing !

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@happyborg@fosstodon.org 2025-04-01 09:32

@tommi@pan.rent Always good to discover someone else who can take views based on understanding and nuanced by context. 👏 But very rare in this space. I literally get blocked and described as 'spamming' a totally relevant hashtag for doing this myself. And I'm far from a fan, actually very critical of blockchain. We do have use cases for a decent 'crypto' token though. Just like money, good and bad, massive fraud happens etc, but difficult to scale anything without it. @dweb@social.coop @mai@social.coop

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