It feels like the rebirth of the mid-2000s indie web scene. Like, shockingly. Bitcoin gives it a batter chance of survival though. Mix PTSD and nostalgia for me.
Discussion
At least back then the internet was still decentralised and wasn't controlled by a few big corps you mean?
Facts. It's all about the choke points.
KYC. Cloudflare. Digital ID.
There's a different set of choke points now, and more of them. Bitcoin is a huge buff on our side though. Last time they cut us off at the identity layer and gated us at the APIs. Also standards bodies.
Stupid internal drama on our side was also a factor. Humans gonna human, though, I guess.