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First of all, great article, regardless of outcomes I've never considered an alternative web would be a possibility. At first I was skeptic like most here, but
by felipeccastro 9y ago
First of all, great article, regardless of outcomes I've never considered an alternative web would be a possibility.
At first I was skeptic like most here, but it doesn't sound impossible at all. If you fix the most pressing issues regarding security, improve productivity by orders of magnitude (with great UX by default, even at the expense of some customizability), and can make it run on an iPhone, it might be a path worth exploring, yes.
Have you heard about Urbit? It seem to be also a "new internet" kind of project, but more focused on decentralization, which is very important too. I'd be interested to know your thoughts about it, as well as any progress about the "NewWeb" in case it becomes an actual project.
- mike_hearn 9y agoThe name Urbit rings a bell, I think I read about it many years ago. But I just checked the website and it seems totally different, so I guess I need to refresh my knowledge of it. edit: oh, they're doing an ICO. first impressions: not good
- felipeccastro 9y agoI don't know enough about Urbit's implementation or team to vouch for it, but I do find the basic idea promising: that we should have control over our own data, and should be able to do whatever we want with it. I'm not sure why you though an ICO is a bad first impression. Yes, there were several scams but the blockchain space is full of very exciting opportunities. Some other commenter mentioned that a "new web" would have to provide sufficient value to the end user that the current version does not/can not. These experiments in decentralization are worth watching and probably where the "sufficient value" will come from to justify the use of new tech.