I've been coding since 1997 and I've followed every internet iteration for 3 decades. I have determined that building opinionated software with "old tech" operated by highly ethical individuals or gatekeepers, is the middle ground to an equitable future for the Internet. We're all exhausted with big tech's monopolized hold of the Internet, similar to how we're also tired of corporations on wall street or hearing about people killed by guns. As much as decentralizing big tech and replacing banks with DeFi and confiscating all guns might seem like a great idea to some, the solution to all of this is simply becoming a better person.

The blockchain not only suffers from insurmountable scaling issues, but also enables humans to offload problems to tech that should be solved by humans, with humans. I can only assume that proponents of the blockchain have already judged most humans as greedy and untrustworthy, and they may think it's more realistic to try to code people out of the human network, instead of incentivizing people to become better humans. Removing humans from a human network, only to be replaced by the promise of trust-less and anonymous transactions operated by nameless middle men, isn't too far from where we're at. Human nature cannot be corrected with tech, but can be strengthened with equitable human experiences which change how one views their own value within the network.

The most dangerous thing a human can do is lose hope in humanity itself, it will lead to a nihilist approach to the Internet which will actually fast track the worst outcomes that people fear is happening on the centralized internet. The irony. When people feel included people realize their purpose and they become better. No blockchain needed. Tech cannot fix these underlining human issues, it will ultimately be us good human beings in charge of our new corporations, our new tech companies that will bring equitable outcomes and balance. The corporations that make their companies equitable to their customers will be the big winners in the future.

We spend a lot of time developing code, but we need to spend more time developing our human pact with each other.