The Digital Landlords and Their Tenants
To me, the current internet feels a bit like a vast digital estate run by a few powerful landlords. We, the users, are the tenants. We live here, we socialise here, we build communities, but we don't own a single brick. We have no say in the rules and we certainly don't see a penny of the profits. This model, where users are the product, is being challenged by something often wrapped in jargon like 'Web3' or 'decentralisation'.
Forget the buzzwords for a moment. The core idea is simple. What if the users, the people who actually create the value on a network, could also own a piece of it? What if they could vote on its future and share in its success? This isn't some utopian fantasy. It’s a technological shift that could redistribute digital power from the few to the many. And like any revolution, it needs tools, infrastructure, and people willing to build it.