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Re: Welcome to Web 3.0

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Post by nextlevelwizard »

birracerveza wrote: post #9

This is the first time I see a strawman as a website. FYI modern chains cost less than a fraction of a penny to interact with (Avalanche, Matic, ICP) and some don't even require to pay anything (Ceramic). All these tired complaints are getting addressed and development is moving fast, it's about time the anti-web3 crowd catches up to it. Also, I'd like the author to make welcome2web2, with popups, paywalls, ads and s…

>popups, paywalls, ads and sudden user-hostile feature removal or UI redesigns meant to maximize profits

And why wouldn't we see this on the web3?

For one when was the last time you saw a popup? Probably not within the last 20 years.

Isn't everything in web3 by default behind a paywall?

What prevents a web3 website from changing it's UI?

Re: Welcome to Web 3.0

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Post by nextlevelwizard »

birracerveza wrote: post #20
kreeben wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please explain how blockchain will solve user-hostile UI.

The data is not held hostage by the centralized entities who serve you the UI. If a website turns their UX user-hostile for whatever reason, one can simply build an alternative UI that interacts directly with the distributed data.

>one can simply build an alternative UI

Oh, so web3 is for niche hobbyists?

Re: Welcome to Web 3.0

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Post by nonrandomstring »

"We are checking your browser... welcome2web3.com

Please stand by, while we are checking your browser...

Please turn JavaScript on and reload the page.

Please enable Cookies and reload the page.

Why do I have to complete a CAPTCHA?

Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property."

Hmm,

Meet the new web. Same as the old web. I'll pass. Thanks.

EDIT: I guess I didn't see it was joke site, because the web technology is also a joke. Oh joy!

Re: Welcome to Web 3.0

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Post by birracerveza »

Cthulhu_ wrote: post #17
birracerveza wrote: post #9

This is the first time I see a strawman as a website. FYI modern chains cost less than a fraction of a penny to interact with (Avalanche, Matic, ICP) and some don't even require to pay anything (Ceramic). All these tired complaints are getting addressed and development is moving fast, it's about time the anti-web3 crowd catches up to it. Also, I'd like the author to make welcome2web2, with popups, paywalls, ads and s…

But... the old internet didn't have any cost-per-interaction associated to it. Not to the consumers anyway. Why fix something that isn't broken? Oh right, to make money.

And that's the reason we have paywalls and ads crammed into every single square inch of screen estate and websites treating users as the product. And you tell me that isn't broken?

I'd be glad to pay a penny (or a fraction of it) for each comment on HN or whatever and have it fund the network (server hosting, staff, etc). Much better than the current alternative.

Re: Welcome to Web 3.0

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Post by kgraves »

birracerveza wrote: post #9

This is the first time I see a strawman as a website. FYI modern chains cost less than a fraction of a penny to interact with (Avalanche, Matic, ICP) and some don't even require to pay anything (Ceramic). All these tired complaints are getting addressed and development is moving fast, it's about time the anti-web3 crowd catches up to it. Also, I'd like the author to make welcome2web2, with popups, paywalls, ads and s…

Don't forget Solana, Stellar, Hedera as well which the anti-crypto crowd tend to ignore too.

Re: Welcome to Web 3.0

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Post by qbasic_forever »

onion2k wrote: post #16

This parody is quite funny, but it's actually a take on the micro-transaction model more than web3. Web3 sites could work exactly the same as web2 sites except for the bits people want to own themselves. I don't imagine many people care about owning a Like or a comment. What's perhaps even more fun to think about is that somewhere in a lofty corner office at Instagram there's someone with a math or compsci PhD doing…

The cost to post (just an upload) is going to be a lot smaller in the long run than the cost for people to view popular content (tons and tons of bandwidth, some db access, etc.). So it's kind of a weird model to charge for posting or contributing. Really you'd want to charge for time spent viewing... and then you've basically invented AOL again.

Re: Welcome to Web 3.0

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Post by Extigy »

Interacting with this website induced terror in me. Even accepting the use of cookies cost coins! Yes, it's making a strawman argument, but think of it like an interactive horror story.

It sparked an emotion and for me that makes something art.

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