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Web3 is actually repeating the development trajectory of Web2.
Do you remember what the internet looked like in the beginning? Slow page loads, few images, rough content. The root cause was simple—storage and bandwidth were prohibitively expensive.
It wasn't until cloud storage and CDN technology matured that internet content truly exploded.
In the context of Web3, the role played by decentralized storage protocols is actually quite clear: they are the "cloud storage + data distribution infrastructure" within a distributed network.
But this time, there is a fundamental difference. No centralized giants monopolize the space; instead, it is a verifiable, censorship-resistant, permissionless network architecture.
When history begins to repeat itself, it is often only a few people who can see the value before the story is fully told.
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Does putting that cloud storage system into Web3 automatically decentralize it? Feels not that simple.
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Wait, is this implying that only a few people are entering now? Am I late to buy?
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Repetition of the track is one thing, but the real gamble is whether it can defeat the giants' monopoly.
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It sounds good, but I don't know when we can use lag-free applications.
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Decentralized storage has been hyped up, but what about usability? User experience? That's the real bottleneck.
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Before the story is finished, see the value clearly. Can those who see it clearly now make money?
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That's right, but Web2 took so long to mature. How long will Web3 have to wait?
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This idea is a bit too optimistic; giants won't willingly give up their market share.
I wasn't really around during the early days of the internet, but looking at projects like IPFS now, they still seem to be moving too slowly.
But on the other hand, if they can really pull it off, it would definitely be valuable.
This kind of rhetoric always attracts a wave of people, but the difficulty in execution... well, it depends on who can first make the user experience smooth.
Early entrants indeed have an advantage in seeing the potential clearly, but the problem is that we, the retail investors, simply can't judge who will succeed.
That's why I can't hold on tightly; after some twists and turns, I've decided to adopt a long-term watch approach.
I'm optimistic, but who can bear the risks?
Speaking of which, instead of waiting for "a few people" to see the value, why not go all in now? After all, we've already lost money.
This logic sounds like an endorsement of certain projects, so be cautious.
Details are the devil, no matter how awesome the storage protocol is, if user experience can't keep up, it's all pointless.
That's true, but the premise is that these "permissionless" networks can really survive the next bear market.
Web2 spent a lot of money back then to shape the current landscape. Is the funding for Web3 enough?
It sounds nice, but right now everyone using IPFS is complaining about speed—what decentralization are we even talking about?
The early internet was bad because of technical limitations, and Web3 is bad because nobody's actually using it.
So... what should we buy now?
But then again, someone has to see the potential first, just worried that everyone else is just a bunch of rookies.
I'm tired of hearing the same rhetoric about history repeating itself.
By the time the explosion happens, it won't look anything like it does now.