Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet

Great

I don't review many books, but I thought Chris Dixon's Read Write Own deserved some attention. This is nominally a book about web3 or crypto, but it's really more than that. It's (1) a history of our online age told through the lens of how networks work; (2) a well-argued diatribe against our current online lives, which are controlled by a handful of large companies and their CEOS; and (3) a well-grounded and -reasoned glimpse into our possible networked future. The book also provides some useful mental models, like the "casino versus the computer," that help to clarify the industry. The author also calls for regulation and ties the success of blockchain computing to American dynamism in the future. We need to encourage entrepreneurs and startups as part of the engine of the U.S. economy. He also provides a bunch of use-cases for the technology that go well beyond just speculative betting on tokens (which he decries). I also really enjoyed the author's style; Dixon has a knack for useful metaphors. And I think his digression into software as art is just lovely.

Web43 is the present

Brilliant case that made me understand the history of the internet and a specific case for more open internet of the future.

Very good read. This is one of those few books you will read from beginning to the end and I enjoy it very much.

Chris Dixon's "Read Write Own" ist ein aufrüttelnder Weckruf zur Bedeutung von digitalem Besitz und Kreativität in unserer heutigen Gesellschaft. Dixon gelingt es meisterhaft, die Komplexität des digitalen Zeitalters in verständliche und handlungsorientierte Weisheiten zu destillieren. Dieses Buch ist ein Muss für jeden, der die Kontrolle über seine digitale Identität und Schöpfungen zurückerlangen möchte. Es ist nicht nur informativ, sondern auch ungemein motivierend und zeigt klar auf, wie wichtig es ist, aktiv an der Gestaltung der digitalen Zukunft teilzuhaben. Kurzum: "Read Write Own" ist ein essentieller Ratgeber für jeden digitalen Bürger, der in einer zunehmend vernetzten Welt nicht nur konsumieren, sondern auch kreieren und besitzen möchte.