Visions of the future of the internet beyond Web 2.0 are proliferating, as immersion and augmentation of social practices through the metaverse begin to define a new frontier of sociality and our digital lives. Questions of privacy, transparency, consent, data ownership, data governance, digital property and sustainability are being refreshed and re-visioned, with many Web3 proponents actively advocating in these spaces.
Alexia Maddox provides a critical sociological study of insider-outsider tensions that influence the adoption of blockchain technologies and impact the Web3 ecosystem; the tensions between the Web3 community, the platforms and the users. Using relevant case studies to illustrate insider-outsider dynamics, the book explores how these dynamics interact with broader social forces. The case studies provide in-depth examples that represent both sides of the coin in each chapter.
Insider and Outsider Cultures in Web3 strikes a balance between the promise and critique of the technology and its social context.
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Alexia Maddox is Director of Digital Education and Senior Lecturer in Pedagogy and Education Futures in the School of Education, La Trobe University, Australia. A passionate educator with a background in the sociology of technology, Maddox specialises in researching digital frontiers and socio-technical transformation, practicing research outreach through community and media engagement.
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La Trobe University, Australia
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Insider-outsider concepts
Chapter 3. Web3, charting a socio-technical frontier
Chapter 4. The Web3 entrepreneurial ecosystem and technology diffusion
Chapter 5. Inclusion and Web3
Chapter 6. Web3 and our digital futures
