# colloquial web3: starter pack By [Steph ](https://paragraph.com/@stephcheng) ยท 2022-02-28 --- Intentional selection of resources that can hopefully provide a more non-technical and cultural perspective on all things web3 ~ ### Overview _web1 - read_ _web2 - read/write_ _web3 - read/write/own_ ### Readings The Bible: [https://messari.io/pdf/messari-report-crypto-theses-for-2022.pdf](https://messari.io/pdf/messari-report-crypto-theses-for-2022.pdf) Guides: [https://a16z.com/2018/02/10/crypto-readings-resources/](https://a16z.com/2018/02/10/crypto-readings-resources/) [https://justincone.com/posts/nft-skeptics-guide/](https://justincone.com/posts/nft-skeptics-guide/) [https://medium.com/lightspeed-venture-partners/the-web3-crypto-metaverse-ecosystem-guide-from-the-minds-of-lightspeed-e5c35eebb27d](https://medium.com/lightspeed-venture-partners/the-web3-crypto-metaverse-ecosystem-guide-from-the-minds-of-lightspeed-e5c35eebb27d) [https://danromero.org/crypto-reading/](https://danromero.org/crypto-reading/) Primers: [https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-a-blockchain?\_\_cf\_chl\_f\_tk=JtDf7x1JhLImARbB0h.ytEr8p0aqQJkMEEIPV30gY40-1646036925-0-gaNycGzNEaU](https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-a-blockchain?__cf_chl_f_tk=JtDf7x1JhLImARbB0h.ytEr8p0aqQJkMEEIPV30gY40-1646036925-0-gaNycGzNEaU) [https://consensys.net/reports/web3-report-q3-2021/](https://consensys.net/reports/web3-report-q3-2021/) [https://a16z.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-web3-Readlng-List.pdf](https://a16z.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-web3-Readlng-List.pdf) [https://blog.coinbase.com/a-beginners-guide-to-ethereum-46dd486ceecf?gi=f07b1f9aa496](https://blog.coinbase.com/a-beginners-guide-to-ethereum-46dd486ceecf?gi=f07b1f9aa496) [https://cdixon.org/2018/02/18/why-decentralization-matters](https://cdixon.org/2018/02/18/why-decentralization-matters) [https://davidphelps.substack.com/p/three-use-cases-of-nfts?utm\_source=url&s=r](https://davidphelps.substack.com/p/three-use-cases-of-nfts?utm_source=url&s=r) Thought and Opinion: [https://variant.fund/writing/the-ownership-economy-crypto-and-consumer-software](https://variant.fund/writing/the-ownership-economy-crypto-and-consumer-software) [https://li.mirror.xyz/j3WsyvI5LKFKcFc9YK6cwzpU131Gs-N8ynGh3Jkli\_g](https://li.mirror.xyz/j3WsyvI5LKFKcFc9YK6cwzpU131Gs-N8ynGh3Jkli_g) [https://li.substack.com/p/the-web3-renaissance-a-golden-age?utm\_source=url](https://li.substack.com/p/the-web3-renaissance-a-golden-age?utm_source=url) [https://future.a16z.com/1000-true-fans-try-100/](https://future.a16z.com/1000-true-fans-try-100/) [https://mirror.xyz/mattdesl.eth/eUrK8MrRfKFJYVKTwi5F4mCIBJEBOYkZ1qaAiDNblIs](https://mirror.xyz/mattdesl.eth/eUrK8MrRfKFJYVKTwi5F4mCIBJEBOYkZ1qaAiDNblIs) [https://jacob.energy/hyperstructures.html](https://jacob.energy/hyperstructures.html) [https://mirror.xyz/radia.eth/shfd1IRqAPvhZ0Va1niUhjSNi-qqoL29beogrzJoGCU](https://mirror.xyz/radia.eth/shfd1IRqAPvhZ0Va1niUhjSNi-qqoL29beogrzJoGCU) [https://society.mirror.xyz/NkM1QAQGygXZBe1Rsy9H6IsUtSCrs4rUhIwNpxgtvBw](https://society.mirror.xyz/NkM1QAQGygXZBe1Rsy9H6IsUtSCrs4rUhIwNpxgtvBw) ### Podcasts Primers: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-metaverse/id1593908027?i=1000546426867](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-metaverse/id1593908027?i=1000546426867) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/web3-breakdowns/id1594407589?i=1000542810713](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/web3-breakdowns/id1594407589?i=1000542810713) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058?i=1000492778704](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058?i=1000492778704) Cultural Context: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-other-side/id1570685120?i=1000554522178](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-other-side/id1570685120?i=1000554522178) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masters-of-scale-with-reid-hoffman/id1227971746?i=1000492928479](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masters-of-scale-with-reid-hoffman/id1227971746?i=1000492928479) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/invest-like-the-best-with-patrick-oshaughnessy/id1154105909?i=1000517233464](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/invest-like-the-best-with-patrick-oshaughnessy/id1154105909?i=1000517233464) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/probably-nothing/id1591462508?i=1000546971251](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/probably-nothing/id1591462508?i=1000546971251) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seed-club-dao-podcast/id1589640079?i=1000547801988](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seed-club-dao-podcast/id1589640079?i=1000547801988) Thought and Opinion: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coinbase-around-the-block/id1593332793?i=1000548307873](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coinbase-around-the-block/id1593332793?i=1000548307873) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058?i=1000548092778](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bankless/id1499409058?i=1000548092778) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-other-side/id1570685120?i=1000550349027](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-other-side/id1570685120?i=1000550349027) ### Twitter Threads [https://twitter.com/artnet/status/1471229036936318977?s=21](https://twitter.com/artnet/status/1471229036936318977?s=21) [https://twitter.com/omz\_nft/status/1474485086909124611?s=21](https://twitter.com/omz_nft/status/1474485086909124611?s=21) [https://twitter.com/artnet/status/1475880825040289794?s=21](https://twitter.com/artnet/status/1475880825040289794?s=21) [https://twitter.com/ljin18/status/1479111931977867275?s=21](https://twitter.com/ljin18/status/1479111931977867275?s=21) [https://twitter.com/cdixon/status/1442201621266534402?s=21](https://twitter.com/cdixon/status/1442201621266534402?s=21) [https://twitter.com/michellebailhe/status/1471946504004771844?s=21](https://twitter.com/michellebailhe/status/1471946504004771844?s=21) [https://twitter.com/chaserchapman/status/1457032028667453447?s=21](https://twitter.com/chaserchapman/status/1457032028667453447?s=21) [https://twitter.com/yuan\_han\_li/status/1480962741812830210?s=21](https://twitter.com/yuan_han_li/status/1480962741812830210?s=21) --- *Originally published on [Steph ](https://paragraph.com/@stephcheng/colloquial-web3-starter-pack)*