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Web3 - just your typical post!

GrahamTheDev on December 06, 2021

Ready to learn what web3 is? Great let's begin. It is blockchain, NFTs etc. This is the future of the web. It solves all the problems with web d...
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Jay Jeckel

I'm surprised you had to go to twitter to get mad about web3 propaganda; there are at least two articles a day here that barf out the same tired web3 snake oil.

Web 2.0 was never anything more than a marketing term and web3 is also nothing more than a marketing term. Anyone using these terms as if they have real meanings should be avoided as they are either misinformed or malicious.

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GrahamTheDev

I thought your were going to tell me a funny story, this thing is like a horror flick for me! 🤣

Seriously though, thanks for sharing, it did indeed make me smile!

As someone who is gearing up to go out for funding for a business it makes me sad to see so many people riding "web3" without any real plan for monetisation, growth etc. and just burning investor money.

I take it after that joke of an interview you said no (or did you see an opportunity to get a great salary for yourself! 🤣)

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Siddharth

This definitely hits home!

It kinda makes me feel better muting web3 cause someone else also has the same opinions.

I was also getting a bit consumed by web3, even if I don't really follow trends anymore. the web3 hype is really out of control.

Every single web3 thread and blog post explains the same things, and i still have no idea about most of it. Still looking for an actual good web3 explainer.

Overall, great post!

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GrahamTheDev

Thanks Sid!

Don't worry most of the confusion comes from the fact that people are trying to push blockchain and dApps places where they don't belong or add any value and so they have to write a load of fluffy stuff without actually explaining things.

I am thinking about doing a deep dive to look at filling the gaps (and assess where the technology is still weak) so if I have time and manage to do that I will send you a link to it!

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Mike Talbot ⭐

So I totally get the use of block chain to democratize proof of "something" - I'd certainly like to be able to prove things without having to pay corporations to do it for me. Prove how much money I have, prove that I have achieved some qualification etc. I get it. I do not really "get" NFT - probably because I'm a boomer. I don't get owning something that grants no rights except to itself.

I suppose I do understand that ascribing value to something makes it valuable, and since all the banks dropped off the Gold Standard I guess I do think that something backed by a limited resource makes sense for BTC/ETH etc - so I get that.

On my wall I have a painting by the Scottish colourist Caroline Bailey. It cost me 10k, 20 years ago. I love it and it has value. I just don't see me buying an NFT for something today and feeling the same way about the investment... Then there is that case of investment wine I drank (ooops).

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GrahamTheDev

You covered just two of the many things that I "get" but don't get if that makes sense lol! We are just Boomers Mike, we are trying to hold back the future of the web remember!

Oh and I can tell you that "investment wine" will always be a pour investment (groan!) 🤣

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Ingo Steinke, web developer • Edited

Besides the wasteful energy consumption, greedy money-making schemes, and strikingly uncreative bored ape avatar artwork, there is another irritating aspect of web 3 storytelling:

How those Web 3 stans view the history of the internet: only looking at the evolution of www websites, they think "Web 1" was only static, non-interactive, and centralized. Which still doesn't make sense. Either web 2.0 must have started around 1997 when I uploaded my first website to Geocities, or "Web 1" was just a short-lived aspect of 20th century computing like Windows 1.0.

Doesn't anyone remember Usenet? I enjoyed newsgroups more than web 2.0 forums, slack and discord these days!

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Maniflames

I definitely get this sentiment. The whole debate that these web3 hype posts started on twitter did help me to learn about the arguments for and against it in the first place. It seems like the main problem that web3 creators want to solve is decentralisation while maintaining trust.

Where it went south is the hijack of the conversation by fans that don't understand technology underneath and content creators that primarily care about making money. A lot of the true intensions behind web3 are now burried by content that skip straight to the 'how to participate' part.

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GrahamTheDev

Exactly, you just put my thoughts on paper far more eloquently than I could have, that is a great assessment of the current state of things and how we ended up here! ❤

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Natalia Asteria • Edited

Why did you said the prices in dollars or pounds? You should change them to BTC or ETC to make it more satirical.

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GrahamTheDev • Edited

Scattered a few BTC and ETH in there for good measure, it makes it all the more amusing for people who know the value of the coins with the prices I have chosen! Great suggestion!

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GrahamTheDev • Edited

Damn, you are right! One second!

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matthew-salerno

Will there ever even be a web 4? I remember when web 3 was supposed to be webapps or something... I'm convinced web 3 will stay a moving goal post for whatever is going to attract investor money. Or maybe I'm just ignorant, I haven't really done a deep dive into web tech yet.
Strange how twitter and dev make it look like the entire world of computer programming can be reduced to frontend and super high level libraries for ai and crypto.

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GrahamTheDev

Strange how twitter and dev make it look like the entire world of computer programming can be reduced to frontend and super high level libraries for ai and crypto.

How true, that made me giggle! 🤣

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Chris Bongers

Yep my feelings right here!

Thanks for writing this down.
Everyone wants to get the followers that the hype brings.

No idea what they are blattering about, and instead of trying it, and writing meaningful content, they copy paste someone else article and change some words around.. 😔

Sorry but this hype is getting out of control.
And be aware anyone posting anything negative is just stopping the future from happening... 😂

Nobody seems to realise you still need to know the basics.
And that the basics are not even web1/2/or 3 specific 👀

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GrahamTheDev

Added!

And don't forget, if anyone ever has the audacity to question you, just remember to tell them that they are "a dinosaur trying to stop the future of the web" and a boomer!

Thanks for that, great bit I missed out of the grifter toolkit! 🤣

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GrahamTheDev

Sorry but this hype is getting out of control.

Yup, it has become damaging now, hence an angry rant lol!

And be aware anyone posting anything negative is just stopping the future from happening

This right here, I really should include this in the article, in fact, give me 2 minutes and it will be there! ❤

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GrahamTheDev

Yeah sorry, I keep saying I have a load of stuff in the pipeline that is actually useful. I am just a tiny bit behind!

But I am about to embark on a gigantic undertaking and hopefully will announce that later today so please bear with me while I release some silly stuff to make you smile as a stop gap! ❤

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Jan Wedel

I was just about to stop reading when I saw „if you don't know about web3 then you will not be able to get a job.“ Luckily, I didn’t 😅

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GrahamTheDev

That is such a compliment as it meant I caught the style of the offending posts well! 🤣 Thanks! ❤

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Jan Wedel

Definitely, yes. Well done! 😉

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Kevin R

To be clear, I do love some of the things that Web3 will likely bring. I believe web3 will be part of the future, but it won't be the future.

Thanks for mentioning it like this. I do believe #latestagecaptialism is causing the cryptobros and the like to push it forward, but there's too much noise where it's leading to a lot of people being disappointed in this wave. On the bright side, it will expedite the first bust, after that we'll finally get more practical standards and the various implementations to be what they're championing.

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GrahamTheDev • Edited

I have a hilarious personal experience with a Web3 company that I’m going to share here. I think you’ll get a kick out of it!

Please do share, I love stuff like that! ❤

Here we are, an echo chamber, talking about how bad echo chambers can be.

Yes, one of the key things that most of us miss and you have to work really hard at is the confirmation bias when people who agree with what you say, leave a comment and reaffirm your thoughts and others with a differing opinion just leave, making you think you are right!

I am hoping to just bring a bit of balance to the overall conversation as from my perspective it is a little too far in one direction, but I have been known (often) to be wrong! 🤣

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Alexander Kim

Eh, blockchain? It's hype kinda over, like 5 years ago.

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GrahamTheDev

We must live in different worlds as there is way more hype now than there was 5 years ago.

Perhaps you mean it is old news (which it certainly is) but the way it has been repackaged and shovelled down people's throats as part of Web3 is certainly far worse today than it was even a year ago.

I think the saying would be something like "same shit, different name, but make sure you get on the hype train"! 🤣

 
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GrahamTheDev

What you didn't want equity in a company that has no plan for monetisation? I am shocked! 🤣

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Mads Stoumann • Edited

Argh, stop it! 🤣 I’ll be back for web4

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GrahamTheDev

Haha, sorry, I just can't help myself as you well know! 🤣

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Ian Pride

Wow, someone actually speaking some truth at Dev...

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Trystan Sarrade

Dude, you forgot about your onlyfans account 🤳. Please, just tell me you have one ?! 🙏 I'm attracted over lines of code that implies NFT, Blockchain and Web3. 🚀🚀🚀

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GrahamTheDev • Edited

LMFAO!

I am sure I missed loads (I don't even have a YouTube channel where I live stream conversations between Elon Musk and other people about Crypto and make it look like they are talking about my get rich quick scheme!)

I am trying to become the ultimate grifter, I still have much to learn! 🤣

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Usman Khalil

That's some good roast sire. Should I expect more?

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GrahamTheDev

Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it!

I write rants all the time! I just did a "review" on someone's website if you want more of my angry ramblings 🤣 I slightly overbaked the swearing in this one but other than that I hope you will find it a satisfactory roast!

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GrahamTheDev

🤣 gas prices be high!