Protocols promise openness. Platforms promise profit. Web3 stands at a crossroads - caught between economic gravity and ideological intent. In my latest article, I explore why the battle between protocols and platforms will define the future of the internet and what we must do to keep it open. The New Internet Is Already Here. Let’s Make It Work.

We’ve been trained to believe in lightning strikes—the iPhone launch, the light bulb’s glow, the car rolling off the assembly line. But history tells a quieter story: transformative technologies rarely arrive fully formed. They become indispensable slowly, through deep integration and invisible utility.

We’re feeding AI shadows of shadows. As generative models consume each other’s output, we risk losing touch with what’s real. What if the solution isn’t more AI—but better architecture? Web3 can help: verifiable identity, traceable content, aligned incentives. In this article, I explore how the Sovereign Stack can guide us out of Plato’s Cave.