Recently, the concept of Web3.0 has been very popular at home and abroad, and some people even say that it is the underlying foundation for the future realization of the metacosmic world.
The US Congress has even held a hearing on what Web 3.0 is, which shows that this concept is getting more and more attention, and Web 3.0 has a lot to do with blockchain and cryptocurrencies, so Elon Musk, who has been active in the cryptocurrency field, has also begun to pay attention to Web 3.0.
On Dec. 20, Musk shared a video of Bill Gates explaining what the Internet was in 1995, 26 years ago.
That year Gates was first elected the world's richest man, the concept of the Internet was just emerging, he was asked by the host in a talk show what the Internet is, Gates explained that people can speak up online, and get more information from the Internet, and many companies will update on it.
Bill Gates explained what the Internet was 26 years ago
But the host listened to it a little confused, he thought that using the computer to watch a baseball game, is that not the radio?
Gates also explained that you can save this game online and watch it whenever you want. And the host continued to ask: Isn't that just a videotape?
Several consecutive conversations caused many people at the scene to laugh, and it was obvious that the host did not understand the Internet, and would compare some of the products that were already there at that time (such as radios, tape recorders, magazines) to the Internet.
Musk shared the video, as if to say he didn't quite understand the concept of Web 3.0, writing:
"I don't think Web 3.0 is real. For now, Web 3.0 is more of a marketing buzzword than a reality. But imagine what the future will look like in 10, 20 or 30 years. The future of 2051 seems crazy! ”
Musk reviews Web 3.0
It's clear that Musk is both skeptical about the Web 3.0 concept and curious about the next two or three decades.
Musk has said he will send 1 million people to Mars in 2050, which may be why he says the future of 2051 is crazy.
Although the concept of Web3.0 is very illusory, some companies have been agitated by new concepts, such as many domestic meta-universe concept stocks have recently seen continuous stock price increases. In addition, there are companies because of the continuous iteration of technology and choose to shut down the platform, December 20, the iron blood community wrote in the shutdown announcement: "The iron blood community began in Web 1.0, grew in Web 2.0, and now Web 3.0 has come, unfortunately, in the mobile Internet and the internet of everything boom, we have not been able to keep up with the development of the times." ”
At present, we are not sure whether the Web 3.0 era will come, once Bill Gates explained what the Internet is, was ridiculed by the interview scene, the host's lack of understanding of the Internet, perhaps similar to our current inability to fully understand Web 3.0.
Whether Web 3.0 will completely change the world like the Internet in the future, this question can only be answered by time. The only thing we can do is to maintain enough curiosity and exploration like Musk.