# The web3 brain drain

By [ClemB](https://paragraph.com/@clemb) · 2022-02-14

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One by one. People have had enough of selling their time to purposeless corporations stuck in bureaucracy, politics, and status quo.

Web2 platforms are hiring for web3 roles - YouTube, Twitch, Meta, Apple, Nike, Disney, PayPal, Amazon, Fidelity, Google, Microsoft, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, IBM, Visa, MasterCard...Their top people either embrace those roles or go for native web3 plays.

*   YouTube **→** Polygon Studios
    
*   Domino's Pizza **→** FriesDAO
    
*   TikTok **→** BAYZ
    
*   Ex-Facebook **→** Diem
    
*   Meta **→** Circle
    
*   Airbnb **→** Crypto VC
    
*   Walmart **→** Blockchain.com
    
*   Amazon **→** Gemini
    
*   Lyft & Uber **→** OpenSea
    
*   Google, LinkedIn **→** Coinbase
    

### Web 2 → Web3 ⚡️

Seems pretty inevitable at this point. Fascinating to watch the battle for talent retention from major incumbents as the brain drain continues.

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*Originally published on [ClemB](https://paragraph.com/@clemb/the-web3-brain-drain)*