"NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 8226 A potent exploration of the power of blockchains to reshape the future of the internet8212and how that affects us all8212from influential technology entrepreneur and startup investor Chris Dixon8220A must for anyone who wants to better understand the real potential of blockchains and web3.82218212Robert Iger, CEO, Disney8220A compelling vision of where the internet should go and how to get there.82218212Sam Altman, co-founder, OpenAIThe internet of today is a far cry from its early promise of a decentralized, democratic network of innovation, connection, and freedom. In the past decade, it has fallen almost entirely under the control of a very small group of companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook. In Read Write Own, tech visionary Chris Dixon argues that the dream of an open network for fostering creativity and entrepreneurship doesn8217t have to die and can, in fact, be saved with blockchain networks. He separates this movement, which aims to provide a solid foundation for everything from social networks to artificial intelligence to virtual worlds, from cryptocurrency speculation8212a distinction he calls 8220the computer vs. the casino.8221 With lucid and compelling prose8212drawing from a twenty-five-year career in the software industry8212Dixon shows how the internet has undergone three distinct eras, bringing us to the critical moment we8217re in today. The first was the 8220read8221 era, in which early networks democratized information. In the 8220read-write8221 era, corporate networks democratized publishing. We are now in the midst of the 8220read-write-own8221 era, sometimes called web3, in which blockchain networks are granting power and economic benefits to communities of users, not just corporations. Read Write Own is a must-read for anyone8212internet users, business leaders, creators, entrepreneurs8212who wants to understand where we8217ve been and where we8217re going. It provides a vision for a better internet and a playbook to navigate and build the future.
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