It's just like my grandpa used to tell me: "If the Twitter bros can't shut up about how much money they're making within the blurry paradigm of a so-called technological revolution, there's probably not much going on there." Today, let's consider the possible reality that web3, the so-called technological revolution du jour, isn't what its evangelists say it is. What if web3 is just a masterclass in over-promise, under-deliver hype tactics? We consider the answer with Ryan Broderick, writer of the Garbage Day newsletter about web culture and host of The Content Mines podcast. Think we're wrong about where web3 is going? You know where the comments section is. Like my jewelry in that intro bit? It's sweat-proof, which is exactly what I need with a thumbnail that says "web3's flop era." It's from OXB—feast your eyes on their gorge selection here: https://bit.ly/3PkZIkd 00:22 hello Ryan :) 01:42 web3 is not the future 04:41 dissecting the "web3 bro" 07:24 the web3 hype train 12:21 barriers to entry 15:32 actual web3 use cases 22:11 "political leviathans" 26:23 web3 as a political tool 32:03 the future of web3 LINK TIME!! Follow Ryan: https://twitter.com/broderick Subscribe to Garbage Day: https://www.garbageday.email/ I flexed on 'em with a mention of the Gartner Hype Cycle, here's what that is: https://www.gartner.com/en/research/m... SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER: https://kinsey.beehiiv.com/subscribe FOLLOW ME ON TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@kinsey_grant FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kinseyrgrant/ See you next week for something else web3...with a little bit of a different spin muahahah