The ongoing pandemic has brought to light so many dysfunctional aspects of our social and political lives that many people are writing off their democratic ideals for good. What they ignore is that web technologies have been pioneering decentralised governance models for the past 10 years, with some astoundingly positive developments.
We often talk about the Web as if it is a technology set in stone, and with well-rounded edges. In reality, Web developers often find themselves juggling insecurely with an ever-changing definition of “the Web”.
By now, I’m convinced that Findability has a much bigger part to play as we slowly move towards Web 3.0. This is the realm of AI, Big Data and… Blockchain Technology.