Funny how I dove deep into crypto, blockchain, DeFi, and all these big words…
without really understanding what Web3 meant.
I knew the idea.
I could explain it if someone asked.
But in everyday life?
As a mom?
How it actually applies to me?
I hadn’t fully grasped it.
So here’s a little story for you…
Last night after dinner, I was clearing storage on my phone. Again.
“Your storage is almost full,” the notification said.
I opened Google Photos. Years of birthday parties. School projects. Random selfies. All sitting there safely… but only up to a limit.
We all get 15GB of free storage with Google. Once that’s full, we either delete memories or pay for more space. And if you stop paying? Your photos don’t instantly disappear. But your storage limit shrinks back. You can’t upload new files. You start getting warnings. You’re operating under their policies.
That’s when it clicked for me.
This is Web2.
Web2 is the internet we use today. Social media, cloud storage, online shopping. It feels free and convenient. But we’re using platforms owned by companies. They decide the limits. The pricing. The rules.
We participate. We build. We upload.
But we don’t own the system.
Now here’s where Web3 comes in.
Think of it like a marketplace.
In Web2, you’re renting a stall inside a mall. The mall sets the rent. The mall changes the policies. The mall controls the building.
In Web3, the idea is different. You own your stall. You hold your keys. You’re not relying on one company’s permission to access what’s yours.
Web3 is built on blockchain. Blockchain is like a shared public record that no single company controls. Once something is recorded there, it’s transparent and extremely difficult to alter.
Crypto powers this system. It allows you to send value, hold digital assets, and prove ownership without needing a central authority like a bank or tech giant in the middle.
Does this mean Web3 is perfect? No.
There are risks. Scams. Volatility. It requires learning.
But the core idea is powerful.
Ownership.
Instead of storing value inside a company account, you hold it in your own wallet. Instead of relying entirely on platform policies, you interact with a decentralized network.
For moms, this matters.
We understand what it means to depend on something we don’t control. We budget carefully. We protect what we build. We think long-term.
Web3 is not about abandoning Google tomorrow. It’s about understanding the shift happening online, from company-controlled systems to user-owned systems.
It’s not hype. It’s infrastructure.
And you don’t need to master every technical term.
Just remember this:
Web2 lets you use the internet.
Web3 is trying to let you own part of it.
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