Opinion of: Richard Johnson, chief of the data network
In the current desire to increase the adoption of web3, many amateurs and web3 organizations continue to call on industries to move away from web2 processes.
Whether it is to ensure that web3 tools feel like a web2 application or to redefine commercial models to focus more on web3 infrastructure, there is a vocal group that believes to demolish web2 so that web3 is developing.
This view is imperfect.
The replacement of existing systems is neither practical nor beneficial in the short term and may limit the growth and potential of web3.
Bring people to the side
Web3 offers solutions to challenges from economic problems to daily tasks, but it remains complex and intimidating outside the industry.
Meanwhile, the University of Oxford has identified the “confidence paradox” of blockchain technology: the contradiction between blockchain insurance to remove the concerns of trust is intrinsically retained by the public image without confidence in technology. Together, these trends demonstrate a wider confusion and lack of engagement in the mass market.
This trend fundamentally means that users “will most likely play” with web2 applications rather than risking experimenting on web3. It is this barrier that slows the adoption of web3. Innovators cannot rely solely on the advantages of web3, but should rather engage in the existing infrastructure if they hope to attract a wider audience.
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Web 3 scaffolding
The collaboration between web2 and web3 already occurs, mainly motivated by web2 suppliers. In finance, giants like Paypal, Visa and the big banks integrate the services of Crypto and Blockchain, legitimizing them for the mass market. Beyond finance, Amazon Web Services has launched web3 and Google Cloud laboratories works with zero knowledge of knowledge, web3 web3 in traditional offers.
While web2 applications are pressure for a common field, web developers can and should do the same, by pulling the established web2 market more quickly. Just as 4G has supported 5G deployment, web2 processes can help create better web3 applications.
Looking at this in practice
Web developers can balance decentralization with the convenience that users expect from web2 by prioritizing accessibility, from the elegant UX to the names readable by humans. They should also recognize how their products could benefit from web2 organizations.
Too often, web 3 lovers assume that the superiority of their approach is obvious, avoiding the work of explaining why it is better. This may alienate users instead of winning them. Demonstration of practical advantages thanks to engagement with web2 offers can help fill the gap between the two sectors.
A clear example is the synergy between AI and Blockchain. If each data element used to form an AI model was immutable on the blockchain, whether original or border data, its origin, its use and its results could be checked instantly, eliminating these disputes.
Basically, a good idea will provide a web3 application or not.
The demonstration of this value – even if it means engaging with the web2 sectors – will improve the legitimacy of the tool and will attract greater attention to the mass market.
Undertake
Although it may seem uncomfortable to rely on Web2 to establish greater confidence in a web3 tool, the advantages are undeniable. Bringing any form of technology on the mass market can generate a range of problems, including bugs of the day or scaling challenges. Nielsen’s search shows that usability tests with real world users can improve the success rate of a product up to 500%. In this way, bringing web2 users to dive their toes into web3 applications will mean a larger final product.
Debates on “Web2 vs Web3” can draw attention, but successful companies are rarely defined by the label. These are IA companies, financial institutions, consumption platforms and data companies, using the tools that best serve their market. No customer wakes up by wanting to use “a web3 application”; They want a better banking, a smarter AI or more useful platforms.
The winners will be those who calmly use Web3 to solve real problems, not to chase the points of purity.
Working with Web2 extends the user base, creating more opportunities to test, iterate and improve. The passionate community of web3 has not yet reached the attraction of mass ladder, and the realization of this means adopting processes, habits and web infrastructures that have shaped the adoption of technology for decades.
Opinion of: Richard Johnson, Chief of the Data Guardians Network.
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