Web3 is Not Going Great
Molly White
Notes
Paris Marx is joined by Molly White to discuss the big Axie Infinity hack, what’s wrong with the New York Times’ Latecomer’s Guide to Crypto, and what Molly’s years as a Wikipedia editor have taught her about the problem with web3’s vision of total commercialization.
Guest
Molly White is a software engineer and the creator of web3 is going just great. Follow Molly on Twitter at @molly0xFFF.
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Links
- Molly and a bunch of other crypto critics put together an (Edited) Latecomer’s Guide to Crypto.
- You can read Kevin Roose’s original Latecomer’s Guide here.
- Molly wrote about the $625 million Axie Infinity hack and harassment on the blockchain.
- Interest in NFTs and their values have plummeted in recent months.
- Tech Won’t Save Us has a new website. Check it out at techwontsave.us.