Thanks for sharing the article, it is good to note the differences in events, and respect the culture within. A business suit looks largely out of place at ETHDenver raves, and a Milady meme shirt would garnish judgemental looks in Cannes networking salons.
Like the article author Mai Ishikawa Sutton points out, I use “web3” as “Nowadays, though, Web3 has come to signal something more specific: protocols and platforms that involve blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, including cryptocurrencies.” of which zcash falls under this rough definition.
I kinda wish the author gave a better definition for the use of “DWeb” as I see “While “DWeb” is still one of the terms commonly used in this space, it’s not used nearly as heavily as a marketing buzzword. For many, it’s become more of a general adjective than a word describing a movement or a major shift in the evolution of the Web.”
and then…
”I find “DWeb” to be an incredibly useful umbrella to organize under. It seems to attract people who are not only interested in building a new Web (and many Webs) for the sake of profit, but also for the sake of addressing concrete challenges, especially those faced by the most marginalized communities.”
Personally, my feeling toward zcash seem to fall in both term usage. Zcash is a web3 project involving blockchains/crypto and for me, it’s also a project that can give access to financial services to the marginalized and de-banked populations (as well as normal folks), which is under the DWeb umbrella. The outreach to marginalized communities is the largest reason I volunteer my time to support @fabacab ‘s NYC-based workshops, as well as invest heavily in grassroot marketing. Zcash is tech I want to see in the world.
@fabacab and I have submitted an application to attend, confirmation of receipt from @ZCG? I have included our friend Bee who will be joining us in Chicago for the Exxxotica adult industry conference to teach Zodl wallet usage to sex workers, gig workers, content creators; the very people who are marginalized by society, and often excluded from mainstream banking systems.