Chris Dixon, Building The Next Era Of The Internet (#50)

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Kevin Rose

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🗓️ 4 March 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Kevin sits down with Chris Dixon to discuss his new book "Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet". They also dissect the history and evolution of the internet, including the rise of web2, corporate networks, and the decentralization promises of web3 and crypto. They discuss blockchain technology, crypto speculation vs utility, decentralized networks, NFTs, AI, and VR. Chris provides an overview of how blockchain and crypto can help build a more open, transparent, and user-empowering next era of the internet. Partners: Notion: Try Notion AI free to automate tedious tasks and streamline your work LMNT: Free sample pack of clean and sugar-free electrolytes Manscaped: 20% off precision engineered grooming tools with code KEVINROSE DeleteMe: 20% off removing your personal info from the web Guest Bio and Links: Chris Dixon is a General Partner and has been at Andreessen Horowitz since 2012. He founded and leads a16z crypto, which invests in web3 technologies through four dedicated funds with more than $7 billion under management. Chris is the author of Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet. Listeners can learn more about Chris at his website https://cdixon.org/ or on X @cdixon Resources: Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet Show Notes: [0:00] Introduction [0:00] Kevin introduces guest, Chris Dixon to the listeners [3:00] Chris speaks on his book Read Write Own: Building the Next Generation of the Internet [6:30] Insight into the early days of Internet evolution [9:30] “For the most part, entrepreneurship on the internet is building networks.” [11:30] Protocol networks, corporate networks, and blockchain networks [15:00] Early days of YouTube [22:00] Perspectives on the current state of internet technology [25:40] Question: How much do you think the average consumer will have to know about web three in the future? [33:00] The intersection of AI and blockchain technologies [34:30] The need for policies to protect creators online [39:25] Question: What are your thoughts on NFTs and how they evolved over the last couple of years? [43:30] Outside-in vs. inside out technologies [55:00] The idea of federated social networks [1:00:00] Predictions and AI synergy Connect with Kevin: Website: https://kevinrose.com Instagram - @KevinRose X - @KevinRose YouTube - @KevinRose

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0:00.0	So when I first saw blockchains, what was interesting about it is that maybe this is a way that we can build new.
0:05.3	I think blockchains are the only credible technology.
0:07.2	They're reaching a two year high above $57,000.
0:10.3	There's often a lot of kind of confusion around what is crypto what are blocks what problems do they solve why would you want to use them the internet was supposed to be a
0:18.4	Decentralized network anyone can go put up a website. There's a few aspects to that.
0:22.8	Like one is control and then number two is the economics like is it free or maybe you put
0:26.7	ads or maybe you charge for something.
0:28.3	But it also had it I think an explosion of entrepreneurship.
0:30.7	You know Amazon, Facebook, YouTube and all these great companies is they knew
0:34.0	they could put up a website, build it, and they would own it.
0:36.5	What are your thoughts on NFTs and how they evolved over the last couple of years?
0:39.9	The NFTs are an atomic unit of ownership.
0:43.4	What if we have all of this sort of big complicated thing
0:45.4	with everyone in the world and the internet
0:47.0	can now own things?
0:47.8	Okay, well, that sounds complicated.
0:49.1	So NFTs are a way to simplify that.
0:51.0	Here's a little container, it's a little box, and you can put something in it, and that's a unit of ownership.
0:55.2	That's what an NFT is, it's a very abstract concept. There have been a lot of dumb NFTs. There have been a lot of dumb
0:58.1	NFT projects. There's been a lot of dumb shit on the internet, but over time, I think these technologies have a logic of their own because people
1:03.7	run experiments and build things around it and so... on the podcast in the past or other podcasts there are two activities that I love
1:14.8	one is rucking which is where you are hiking with a weighted backpack Peter Tia got me
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