[raybon]

The whole Web 2.0 shift really changed power away from individuals to corporations on the Internet. The "appifization" further created walled gardens.

I remember using IRC, Lynx browser, Unix Talk in the 1990s and being genuinely impressed. I feel the same excitement with Crypto after many years.

Decentralized trust, pseudonymous identity and device-to-device communication will change the Internet for the better in the coming decade.

There is reason for optimism.