2026-01-08 02:40:23

People have long warned that the web's days were numbered. Social networks would kill it. Then came mobile apps—surely they'd finish the job. Yet here we are, the internet still standing. But this time feels different. AI might actually deliver what none of those predecessors could. The centralization of intelligence through large language models, the algorithmic curation replacing organic discovery, the potential for AI-generated content to flood open networks—these pose questions that builders of decentralized web3 platforms can't ignore. Whether traditional web or blockchain-based alternatives, the infrastructure we've built may need rethinking.

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consensus_whisperer

· 2h ago

AI this time is really different, it feels like the web is about to be over --- Here we go again with the old tune "The Internet is dying," but AI centralization really hit a nerve --- Web3 folks should wake up, what can they rely on to compete with LLMs? --- Algorithms killing organic discovery, quite harsh... but maybe it should be like that --- Decentralization can't save a network drowned by AI --- Just realizing now that we need to rebuild infrastructure, but it's a bit late, ugh --- AI-generated content is exploding, an open network can't handle it --- Web3 strategists need to think quickly, or they'll really be doomed

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ContractHunter

· 01-08 03:10

This wave of AI is truly different. It feels like Web3 is being reshuffled.

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ForkLibertarian

· 01-08 03:10

Another wave of pessimism about the internet... but this time AI is indeed a bit different. Centralized large models combined with closed algorithms, Web3 folks need to seriously think about it.

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AirdropHunter420

· 01-08 03:07

This wave of AI is really impressive; it feels like those previous predictions were just child's play.

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failed_dev_successful_ape

· 01-08 03:03

Ai is really going to kill the internet this time, and it's different this time.

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WalletWhisperer

· 01-08 02:55

nah, the pattern's already crystallizing—ai's just the vector, not the catalyst. we're watching wallet clustering around liquidity pools while everyone's distracted by llm rhetoric. infrastructure doesn't "need rethinking," it's already being reorganized by transaction velocity anomalies nobody's talking about yet.

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RetailTherapist

· 01-08 02:46

Ha, are you saying the internet is going to die again? I'm already tired of hearing this, but it still continues to survive... This wave of AI is really intense, it feels different from previous risks. Web3 needs to think carefully about how to respond, or it will be all for nothing.

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