This was my response when I heard one of my Product Managers mention the phase “Web3” to me towards the end of 2021. Admittedly, after living through dot-com or Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, I have become a bit skeptical of Internet versioning, but he assured me the label was legit. When I attended South By Southwest (SXSW) in Feb 2022 the non-stop attention dedicated to Web3, confirmed that, like it or not, the Web3 label is here. But what exactly is it?

I admit. I’m not always the earliest adopter of new technology. I’m more at the front end of middle adopters. As a techie with a couple of decades of experience under my belt, this was hard for me to come to terms with on a personal level. FOMO, especially in the tech world, is real and there’s always the fear of showing my age. But like a good soup, chili, or stew, technology is often better after it’s been left on the slow cooker overnight to rest and let those flavors mature.