📜 The Evolution of the Internet
Web1 – “Read-only”
News sites, personal blogs
You’re just a reader
Web2 – “Read + Write”
Social media, YouTube
You can create content—but corporations truly own it
Web3 – “Read + Write + Own”
Crypto, NFTs, DAOs
You become a co-owner (in theory)
Web3 enters with bold ideals:
“Everyone should own their data, their assets, their identity.”
No more reliance on Facebook, Google, or traditional banks.
It sounds utopian—
A world of true equality, free from centralized control.
But in reality...
Web3 is shaping into a new hierarchy with a different name:
Those who understood it early got the tokens first
Those who hold more get more votes
DAOs meant to be democratic often end up ruled by core devs and whales
The average user? Still locked out, technically and economically
It starts to resemble the same paradox as communism:
“On paper,” everyone is equal
“In practice,” a new elite class takes control
Because deep down,
Most people don’t actually crave equality—
They crave status, advantage, and power over others
📌 Web3 may not be the inevitable future.
But it is a profound question we must now ask:
Do we truly want freedom—
or just a new kind of ruler?
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