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DesignUp 🍔 Issue #113 > the Big Fat Web3.0 issue: money, metaverse, mocking, memes, scarcity & community

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As promised, a big fat issue on all things Web 3.0, Metaverse et al. Loads of links and interestingness, so keeping the intro short and low-fat. But there's more to this issue.

Meanwhile DesignUp.School's founding cohort for the UpRise Program moves towards graduation... 🎓

🔑 Spotlight on Web3

The term is far from new, but it’s come to mean some new things in the age of blockchain and Facebook.

Eric Jorgensen demystifies the impact of web3 (without the jargon!) 

Listen to Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant about the real promise of Web3, how it's changing the web for creators, how should video games adapt to Web3, the role of skeuomorphic design in the past.

There is a disproportionate amount of chatter in discussing blockchain, tokens, and coins that are part of the “how” behind Web 3.0. Here’s a non-technical narrative on the “why” behind the inevitable transformation ahead of us.

Metaverse and more

Iceland’s tourist board is not the only skeptic. When, on October 28th, Mr. Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook as Meta Platforms, to signal his commitment to the new idea, many assumed it was a PR stunt to divert attention from the social-media giant’s scandals.

Mocking the Metaverse...

The reality is that it is a matter of time, not opinion. I do hold several concerns about a Metaversian dystopia, but for now, let us focus on its more objective aspects. As it impacts peoples’ lives, potentially transforming how we work, study, entertain ourselves and relate to each other

Threads on web3 and more...

🎡 Around the web

Art Basel Miami Beach opens this week. The event has spent the last 50 years redefining what an art fair means, and what an art fair can be.

Traditional farming practices in Asia are slowly being erased by new laws, but farmers are standing firm to protect local crop seeds. What exactly is happening in this fight for food, and how can we, as consumers, contribute?

Making mistakes on purpose sounds like a contradiction in terms - but it's a key to developing your creativity, says artist Laurie Rosenwald.

❤️‍🔥 Eye Candy

A short animation Nobody Stands Nowhere explores the concept of 'Worldview'.

Keep learning and stay inspired,