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It's worth noting that the title here confuses "web3" with "web 3.0". It means "web3". Web3 is the crypto nonsense that the article talks about, which has almo

It's worth noting that the title here confuses "web3" with "web 3.0". It means "web3". Web3 is the crypto nonsense that the article talks about, which has almost nothing to do with the web. Web 3.0 is Tim Berners Lee's vision for a decentralized web: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/04/web-inventor-tim-berners-lee-wants-us-to-ignore-web3.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/04/web-inventor-tim-berners-lee... I think it's an important distinction to make. Web 3.0 is noble in its vision and intentions, while web3 has been the crypto industry's attempt to get folks interested in their tech with a buzzword that sounds like it's the next hot thing.

ghaff 4y ago
While I agree that Web3 != Web 3.0, as far as I can tell, the meaning/scope of Web 3.0 has changed as well. At one point, as I recall, it was pretty much a synonym for the Semantic Web (which really never took off broadly). However, it now seems to encompass some other stuff that Tim Berners-Lee has been working on more recently.
matchagaucho 4y ago
The "web3" branding damage is done. The Web 3.0 consortium will need to revive "Semantic Web", or some derivative, to distance themselves from crypto.
nailer 4y ago
> Web 3.0 is Tim Berners Lee's vision for a decentralized web: TBL is not the central arbiter of web 3, in much the same way he didn't have anything to do with the coining of web 2.0.
- ceejayoz 4y ago
  There's still an important distinction between "the semantic web" and "a bunch of cryptocurrency fuckery", both of which have been termed "Web 3" at times.
  - k__ 4y ago
    The distinction is that "the semantic web" went nowhere and "a bunch of crypto currency fuckery" has millions of users globally.
    - ceejayoz 4y ago
      I'm with you on the success (or lack thereof) of the semantic web. I don't consider gambling a good thing just because there are millions of gamblers. I feel the same about cryptocurrency.
      - k__ 4y ago
        How is using a decentralised Twitter alternative like Lens gambling? How is using a decentralised Zoom alternative like Huddle01 gambling? How is using a decentralised Pusher alternative like Push gambling? I agree, that in the last years most web3 apps focused on financial/blockchain specific use-cases. I also agree, that many of them had quite dubious claims. But that's not all there is and I think, that won't be the reason it will gain mainstream adoption.
        ceejayoz 4y ago
        Which of those have the "millions of users" the upthread comment referred to?
        k__ 4y ago
        Good point. The ones I wrote probably just have a few 10k max. Maybe, the Internet Archive is a better example millions of users?
        ceejayoz 4y ago
        The Internet Archive is a web3 project? It was founded in 1996. Web 2.0 didn't exist then.
edem 4y ago
you obviously know nothing about crypto.
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rvz 4y ago
> Web3 is the crypto nonsense that the article talks about, which has almost nothing to do with the web. Web 3.0 is Tim Berners Lee's vision for a decentralized web The web3, Web 3, Web 3.0 naming ship has already sailed and was successfully hijacked by the Ethereum crowd. The semantic web was close to non-existent to begin to take off with that name, hence the reason why it lost quickly. Quite frankly, that is too bad and the damage is already done.

ghaff 4y ago

While I agree that Web3 != Web 3.0, as far as I can tell, the meaning/scope of Web 3.0 has changed as well. At one point, as I recall, it was pretty much a synonym for the Semantic Web (which really never took off broadly). However, it now seems to encompass some other stuff that Tim Berners-Lee has been working on more recently.

matchagaucho 4y ago

The "web3" branding damage is done. The Web 3.0 consortium will need to revive "Semantic Web", or some derivative, to distance themselves from crypto.

nailer 4y ago

> Web 3.0 is Tim Berners Lee's vision for a decentralized web: TBL is not the central arbiter of web 3, in much the same way he didn't have anything to do with the coining of web 2.0.

ceejayoz 4y ago
There's still an important distinction between "the semantic web" and "a bunch of cryptocurrency fuckery", both of which have been termed "Web 3" at times.
- k__ 4y ago
  The distinction is that "the semantic web" went nowhere and "a bunch of crypto currency fuckery" has millions of users globally.
  - ceejayoz 4y ago
    I'm with you on the success (or lack thereof) of the semantic web. I don't consider gambling a good thing just because there are millions of gamblers. I feel the same about cryptocurrency.
    - k__ 4y ago
      How is using a decentralised Twitter alternative like Lens gambling? How is using a decentralised Zoom alternative like Huddle01 gambling? How is using a decentralised Pusher alternative like Push gambling? I agree, that in the last years most web3 apps focused on financial/blockchain specific use-cases. I also agree, that many of them had quite dubious claims. But that's not all there is and I think, that won't be the reason it will gain mainstream adoption.
      - ceejayoz 4y ago
        Which of those have the "millions of users" the upthread comment referred to?
        k__ 4y ago
        Good point. The ones I wrote probably just have a few 10k max. Maybe, the Internet Archive is a better example millions of users?
        ceejayoz 4y ago
        The Internet Archive is a web3 project? It was founded in 1996. Web 2.0 didn't exist then.

edem 4y ago

you obviously know nothing about crypto.

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rvz 4y ago

> Web3 is the crypto nonsense that the article talks about, which has almost nothing to do with the web. Web 3.0 is Tim Berners Lee's vision for a decentralized web The web3, Web 3, Web 3.0 naming ship has already sailed and was successfully hijacked by the Ethereum crowd. The semantic web was close to non-existent to begin to take off with that name, hence the reason why it lost quickly. Quite frankly, that is too bad and the damage is already done.