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Re:Do developers think Web3 will build a better internet? by hndamien on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @11:49PM (#31188528)
It's cheaper and freer so I think it's likely. Services like ipns://stealthhealth.crypto (access via Brave local IPFS node) have no server costs, no domain registration maintenance costs, no banking costs and no obvious vulnerabilities for shut down or data leakage.
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Re:Do developers think Web3 will build a better internet? by recursive on Thursday April 28, 2022 @12:32AM (#31188752)
Cheaper? It runs on regular computers, just inefficiently. If that somehow turns out to be cheaper, perhaps it can be used to power a perpetual motion device.
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Re:Do developers think Web3 will build a better internet? by exdsq on Thursday April 28, 2022 @12:38AM (#31188782)
Depends on who’s making money, how much money, etc… could be that if you don’t require having Yahoo build this but a small open source protocol with people tipping to cover electrical costs it’s far cheaper :)
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Re:Do developers think Web3 will build a better internet? by hndamien on Sunday May 01, 2022 @09:40PM (#31230529)
Are torrents inefficient?
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Re:Do developers think Web3 will build a better internet? by kevingadd on Thursday April 28, 2022 @12:46AM (#31188833)
"no server costs" is blatantly false. Where do you think the data lives?
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Re:Do developers think Web3 will build a better internet? by hndamien on Saturday April 30, 2022 @08:19PM (#31220837)
Would you prefer "shared" server cost? It's negligible relatively.
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Re:Do developers think Web3 will build a better internet? by tjr225 on Thursday April 28, 2022 @12:00AM (#31188583)
Do you really think whatever this is, is going to take off?
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Re:Do developers think Web3 will build a better internet? by exdsq on Thursday April 28, 2022 @12:04AM (#31188600)
Maybe not this iteration, but could something similar in general take off several iterations from now? Maybe

Edit: Someone listed two examples inc Geocities but deleted their comment as examples of Web2 options. These work (although now defunct) by sticking ads down people’s throats. Tokens let you work out other ways to incentivize people to host them than the normal ad revenue model.

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