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The Stallman Paradox: How Web3 Became the Ultimate Open Source Theater | Regis Chapman (paragraph.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by misk@piefed.social to c/opensource@programming.dev

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[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes, somewhat accurate. And a big issue these days. I don't really see how Web3/crypto-stuff comes into play. To my knowledge it's a niche on the decline. And has always been part of different dynamics. These projects are often aimed to mine some theoretical pile of money from the start. There is some crossover with the open-source world, but that's rarely what it's about.

Btw, community-owned infrastructure with Web3 would be nice. But I think there are several other ways to operate community-owned infrastructure. Many applications don't need a blockchain to work just fine.