The Human Case
Why We Need Web3
The internet was built to connect humanity. Somewhere along the way, it became a tool to extract from us. Web3 is our chance to rebuild it right.
What Went Wrong with Web2
The promise of the connected world came with hidden costs that we're only now beginning to understand.
We became the product
Every click, every scroll, every moment of attention is harvested, packaged, and sold. Our digital selves are commodities traded in markets we never consented to join.
Platforms became gatekeepers
A handful of corporations decide who gets heard, who gets paid, and who gets access. They can change the rules overnight, and we have no recourse.
Power became centralized
The internet promised democratization but delivered oligarchy. The network effects that should benefit everyone enrich only those who own the platforms.
The Six Pillars of Web3
These are the foundational principles that make Web3 not just a technology upgrade, but a paradigm shift in how we relate to the digital world.
Own your identity
Digital Sovereignty
Your digital identity should be yours alone. Not stored in corporate databases, not controlled by platforms, not subject to terms of service. True self-sovereign identity means you decide who sees what, when, and why.
Control your information
Data Privacy
Privacy isn't about having something to hide. It's about having the right to choose. Web3 enables selective disclosure, letting you prove what you need to prove without revealing everything.
Share in the value you create
Economic Participation
When you create content, build community, or contribute to a network, you should share in its success. Token economies and DAOs make this possible at scale for the first time.
Speak freely, always
Censorship Resistance
No single entity should have the power to silence you. Decentralized protocols ensure that speech, commerce, and association remain free from arbitrary control.
Include everyone
Global Access
Billions remain unbanked and underserved by traditional systems. Web3 offers financial and digital infrastructure that works for everyone, regardless of geography or status.
Cooperate without intermediaries
Trustless Coordination
Smart contracts and blockchain consensus allow strangers to cooperate at scale without trusting a central authority. This is a fundamental breakthrough in human coordination.
The Evolution of the Web
Each era of the internet has expanded what's possible. Web3 completes the vision.
Web1
Read Only
Static pages, one-way information. Users could browse but not participate. The internet was a library.
Web2
Read & Write
Social media, user-generated content, but owned by platforms. We became creators, but also products.
Web3
Read, Write & Own
Decentralized protocols, user ownership, tokenized value. We become stakeholders in the networks we use.
"The question is not whether to transition to Web3, but whether we will do it on our terms or theirs."
The Future of Digital Rights
4.9B
Internet users worldwide
$200B+
Extracted annually in data value
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Companies control most of the web
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