It is easy to get impatient with what is going on concerning Web3. We all want mass adoption today. The reality is that very little is ready for anything more than the early adopters. There is still a lot of building left which is going to require a great deal more time.
One of the keys to success is going to have our own infrastructure. For whatever reason, many involved in Web 3.0 believe it is okay to align with Web 2.0. We see people all over the traditional social media sites looking to pull users over. This is failing.
Then we have major vulnerabilities. Web3 developers are rolling out mobile applications which put then squarely in the crosshairs of Apple and Google. Then we have Cloudflare, AWS, and other centralized infrastructure providers that are affecting the resiliency of Web3.
If you are on their networks, they are king, queen, and god.
For that reason, the next generation Internet is going to require its own infrastructure. This is a slow and tedious process yet it is crucial.
3Speak Is Getting It Right
When it comes to video, 3Speak is an application that many of us use. To say this application is ready for major usage is misleading. It is something that is really nothing more than a proof-of-concept. This is upsetting to some people who expect it to rival YouTube.
Of course, this overlooks the fact of where the team's primary focus is. While applications are important, infrastructure is crucial. This is something that few consider. However, what happens if an application is set up with content that is housed on a network such as AWS?
The answer to that is Parlor.
Over the last few years, we have see newer applications enter only to die. There are many reasons for this but one concern is the lack of infrastructure.
The importance of this was noted by the founder of Rumble, Chris Pavlovski. He appeared on a PBD Podcast to talk about the move by Dave Portney to that platform.
When asked about what separates him from some of the other applications that failed, he immediately points to the infrastructure. They are not dependent upon the likes of Amazon at all. At the same time, they are about to release their own cloud, something that give them control over the content that is placed within their ecosystem.
He also explained how it takes a lot longer to develop the infrastructure yet it a major advantage not relying upon big technology companies. This point is becoming abundantly clear.
It is exactly what 3Speak is going with SpkNetwork. The team is building infrastructure that avoids having to use the existing cloud companies. Again, if you are on their network, you are at their mercy.
Green Candle People Are Cancer
We need to be clear, Rumble is a Web 2.0 platform. This is an alternative to YouTube yet is the same in structure. It is privately owned and users have no stake. Access is done only with permission of that entity. Like YouTube, if they decide to zap your account, they can do it.
This is all part of the Web 2.0 war that we discussed in the past. These companies are going after each other, presenting the same model as before. It is really nothing more than switching chairs around the same pool.
Web 3.0 is completely different. For this reason, it is going to take a lot of development at the infrastructure level before we are ready for mass adoption. To be resilient, control of all layers is crucial. A blockchain is worthless if everything is run through the same server company.
Of course, this does not sit well with the green candle people. This is the cancer of the industry, one overflowing with people who want to be rich in the next 45 minutes. To be honest, most of these people have no business investing since they appear to be ill-prepared for the emotional rollercoasters that are inherent in markets. They also live in fantasy land.
One observation is, for some reason, these people think markets should only go up. They lose their cookies when the bear takes over. Where did they ever get the idea markets moved in one direction. That completely flies in the face of reality.
Another area is when it comes to development. Market activity and business building are separate. Markets tend to be a popularity contest as opposed to a reflection on what is taking place. When it comes to infrastructure, this is put on steroids. There is nothing exciting about the development of a new protocol.
Many talk about wanting a new system. Here is where they go off the rails. The caveat is if the new system will appear in the next 2 weeks. Again, this is not reality.
Ask any developer how long it takes to build some of this stuff. Even the simplest of projects can turn into an extended nightmare. Welcome to the world of coding.
This all means nothing to the green candle people. All the talk is of the markets and nothing else. They laugh about being here "for the technology" like it is a joke.
The entire house of cards would come crashing down if their suggestions were followed. The advantage early internet developers had was they were not doing it in the public eye. They also did not have mark-to-market pricing to content with.
Here is a question: how long did it take for the World Wide Web to be developed? Do you know? Was it too long? Why did Tim Berners-Lee take so long? Did he actually take too long?
The answers do not matter since it did eventually roll out. Here is where Web 3.0 finds itself. Technology takes time which goes counter to the instant gratification, "I want it now mindset" that is so common today.
Control The Infrastructure
There is no decentralization without control over the infrastructure.
Anyone who wants to debate this obviously lacks the ability to understand any of this. A decentralized system build on AWS is centralized. Sure, we can look at the token distribution, node operations, and whatever else. The challenge is that all the data is resident on one company's servers.
Obviously, all of this is not going to change overnight. How long was AWS around before the average person even knew about it? Few were aware of it in 2015, even though it started in 2002. Amazon did not advertise this to the general public and cloud was not something the normal user was interested in.
The same is not true for IT people. They knew of the offerings long before the person on the street. This shows the disconnect that people building (running) digital services and the the rest of us. Few are truly aware of all that takes place to ensure a webpage pulls up when requested.
Rumble is showing the path even if it is a Web 2.0 company. We need to learn the lesson and build something better. It is something that 3Speak jumped on a number of years ago.
If the infrastructure is provided by centralized entities, there is no way to be decentralized.
Eventually, that becomes the downfall .