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web4 – The Second End of History? (fungiverse.wordpress.com)

submitted 10 months ago by blue_berry@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10431737

TL;DR: The internet’s evolution mirrors historical societal development. Transitioning from web2 to the social web and ultimately to web4 signifies a transformative shift akin to the end of the Middle Ages and the dawn of modernity, with the ultimate goal of achieving liberal democracy. In the style of the Dot Com Boom, the social web will witness the rise of influential digital forces, which will in this case be global collectives, shaping the digital and societal landscape. Web4, characterized by these decentralized collectives, offers the potential for positive change within the liberal democracy framework; with the possibility of reaching the actual end of history for homo sapiens and the entering of a new stage for humanity, in which a new form of human will emerge: the homo digitalis.

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[–] HeavyDogFeet@lemmy.world 38 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Web 4 — it’s web 3 but this time the grift is slightly different.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It’s 1 more

[–] macaroni1556@lemmy.ca 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I like that your emoj or Unicode whatever displays for me as OBJ

Its very web 4

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

🫥

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I like that your emoj or Unicode whatever displays for me as OBJ

same here. i looked it up, it's U+FFFC OBJECT REPLACEMENT CHARACTER (placeholder in the text for another unspecified object, for example in a compound document) from the specials block.

but why, @gregorum? 🤔

[–] HeavyDogFeet@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Web 4, now with Grift 2.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

If it has tap to pay, I’m down

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago (2 children)

in which a new form of human will emerge: the homo digitalis.

In order for this to become so, the new form must become sufficiently speciated such that it can no longer interbreed with the previous population.

...

Actually, on second thought, I can think of plenty of internet denizens who are already there.

[–] blue_berry@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Ok, you are right. Its not a separate species. So call it homo sapiens-digitalis and yeah, some people are kind of already there.

Altough in terms of digital agency, I think we could still go a long way.

[–] magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

I’m going to use this excuse from now on

[–] kjPhfeYsEkWyhoxaxjGgRfnj@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago

Whatever the fuck that means

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 17 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Calling it "web4" would means acknowledging the existence of web3. Can we call it something else?

[–] anti_antidote@lemmy.zip 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Web 3.1 Gen 1

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

The perfect naming scheme.

[–] ominouslemon@lemm.ee 16 points 10 months ago

IDK, I just love the fact that this is basically implying that web3 is already dead

[–] blue_berry@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

web10? webX? I like web4 because people already can categorize it.

[–] magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

WebX: return of ActiveX

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

(Loads shotgun.)

[–] aaaantoine@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Cisco might have something to say about that name.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Let’s go Xbox style and call it Web One.

[–] MysticKetchup@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Web 360, because when you see it you'll turn 360 degrees and walk away

[–] blue_berry@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

But yeah, its not ideal ...

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

chat screenshot of 3 messages: "I ain't reading all that.", "I'm happy for u tho.", and "Or sorry that happened."

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago

fediverse?