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#6 - Chris Dixon on Read Write Own
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English - February 01, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBusiness podcast notes podcastnotes playlist Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The Network State Podcast
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Key Takeaways Blockchains provide the societal benefits of protocol networks but with the competitive advantages of corporate networks“Come for the tool, stay for the network.” – Chris Dixon If every command line tool becomes an app, does every protocol become a blockchain? Distribution was so scarce in the early days of the internet that Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber) killed for it The Web3 version of a given Web2 app adds balances and the ability to cryptographically sign messages and transactions Many tech companies suffer from Stockholm Syndrome; they have become accustomed to the App Store taking a significant portion of their revenueWeb3 combines the best of both worlds of Web1 and Web2 Web3 is as structured as the Web2-style databases but as open as a Web1-style webCrypto is a counter-force to many of the things that AI is doingBlockchains enable property rights in the digital space “Technology changes microeconomic leverage.” – Balaji
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Read Write Own (readwriteown.com) is a new book by Chris Dixon, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and founder of the largest crypto fund in the world. It's an important work that is simultaneously the best crypto tutorial for newcomers and an accessible reference for experts. Balaji and Chris are long-time friends and worked together at a16z for years. Here they discuss Read Write Own and the state of crypto in 2024.
OUTLINE
00:20 - Chris Introduces Read Write Own
05:04 - Why Books Are Harder than Essays
11:40 - Overview of Read Write Own
18:01 - The 2000s: Open RSS vs Proprietary Social
25:32 - Every Protocol Now Gets Global State
31:42 - Web3 Versions of Web2 Apps
35:27 - Proprietary Networks Are Locking Down
38:47 - Crypto Subsidizes Creatives
42:53 - Virtual Goods and Online Status
44:13 - Own Usernames Like Domain Names
47:55 - What Digital Ownership Means
48:52 - Tech Giants' Power and User Leverage.
58:28 - Collaborative Storytelling
01:02:06 - Digital Identity with Web3
01:09:36 - Conclusion
VIDEO
YouTube: https://youtu.be/_nIQztk5KWY
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