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A potent exploration of the power of blockchains to reshape the future of the Internetand how that affects us allfrom highly influential entrepreneur and technology investor Chris Dixon

The Internet of today is a far cry from its early promise of a decentralized, democratic network of creativity and innovation. In the past decade, the Internet has fallen under the control of a tiny group of massive companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook. In Read Write Own, tech visionary Chris Dixon argues that the dream of an open network for fostering creativity and entrepreneurship doesnt have to die, and that in fact it can, and must, be saved with blockchain networks, which he vitally separates from the currency-based speculation that it is unfortunately lumped together witha distinction he calls The Computer vs The Casino.

With lucid and compelling proseand drawing from his firsthand observations, mental models, and experiences over a twenty-five-year career in the Internet industryDixon shows how the Internet has undergone three distinct eras, bringing us to the critical moment were in today. The first act was the read era, lasting from 1990 to 2005, in which early Internet networks democratized information. In the read-write era, 2006 to 2020, corporate networks democratized publishing. And we are now entering web3, the read-write-own era, in which blockchain networks have begun to democratize ownership, granting power and economic benefits to the participants in the networknot just to massive corporations.

Whether or not you care about blockchains, Bitcoin, or NFTs, Read Write Own is a must read for anyoneinternet users, business leaders, artists, creators, entrepreneurs, the tech-curiousto understand where weve been and where were going. It provides a playbook for the digital horizon, an argument for a better Internet, and a clarion call for anyone looking to navigate and build the future.

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A potent exploration of the power of blockchains to reshape the future of the internetand how that affects us allfrom influential technology entrepreneur and startup investor Chris Dixon

A must for anyone who wants to better understand the real potential of blockchains and web3.Robert Iger, CEO, Disney

A compelling vision of where the internet should go and how to get there.Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI

The internet of today is a far cry from its early promise of a decentralized, democratic network of innovation, connection, and freedom. In the past decade, it has fallen almost entirely under the control of a very small group of companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook. In Read Write Own, tech visionary Chris Dixon argues that the dream of an open network for fostering creativity and entrepreneurship doesnt have to die and can, in fact, be saved with blockchain networks. He separates this movement, which aims to provide a solid foundation for everything from social networks to artificial intelligence to virtual worlds, from cryptocurrency speculation a distinction he calls the computer vs. the casino.

With lucid and compelling prose drawing from a 25-year career in the software industryDixon shows how the internet has undergone three distinct eras, bringing us to the critical moment were in today. The first was the read era, in which early networks democratized information. In the read-write era, corporate networks democratized publishing. We are now in the midst of the read-write-own era, sometimes called web3, in which blockchain networks are granting power and economic benefits to communities of users, not just corporations.

Read Write Own is a must-read for anyoneinternet users, business leaders, creators, entrepreneurswho wants to understand where weve been and where were going. It provides a vision for a better internet and a playbook to navigate and build the future.

This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF of illustrations and charts from the book.

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A potent exploration of the power of blockchains to reshape the future of the internet—and how that affects us all—from influential technology entrepreneur and startup investor Chris Dixon

“A must for anyone who wants to better understand the real potential of blockchains and web3.”—Robert Iger, CEO, Disney

“A compelling vision of where the internet should go and how to get there.”—Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI

The internet of today is a far cry from its early promise of a decentralized, democratic network of innovation, connection, and freedom. In the past decade, it has fallen almost entirely under the control of a very small group of companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook. In Read Write Own, tech visionary Chris Dixon argues that the dream of an open network for fostering creativity and entrepreneurship doesn’t have to die and can, in fact, be saved with blockchain networks. He separates this movement, which aims to provide a solid foundation for everything from social networks to artificial intelligence to virtual worlds, from cryptocurrency speculation —a distinction he calls “the computer vs. the casino.”

With lucid and compelling prose— drawing from a 25-year career in the software industry—Dixon shows how the internet has undergone three distinct eras, bringing us to the critical moment we’re in today. The first was the “read” era, in which early networks democratized information. In the “read-write” era, corporate networks democratized publishing. We are now in the midst of the “read-write-own” era, sometimes called web3, in which blockchain networks are granting power and economic benefits to communities of users, not just corporations.

Read Write Own is a must-read for anyone—internet users, business leaders, creators, entrepreneurs—who wants to understand where we’ve been and where we’re going. It provides a vision for a better internet and a playbook to navigate and build the future.

* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF of illustrations and charts from the book.

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