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Author: Kyle @ Contributor of PermaDAO
Translator: Kyle @ Contributor of PermaDAO
Reviewer: Bananaa @ Contributor of PermaDAO
There are probably two types of people in the world: those who like Arweave and those who don't know they like Arweave yet.
This sentence is both playful and a genuine reflection of the author's inner feelings. With the ongoing wave of Web3, the importance of Arweave is becoming increasingly irreplaceable. What qualities does Arweave possess that make everyone like it? Let's dive in!
Since Tim Berners-Lee invented the first web browser and server in 1990, the World Wide Web was born. Web1, as the first generation of the World Wide Web, evolved into Web2, ushering in a thriving internet ecosystem. Today, we are ushering in a completely new form of the internet - Web3. We are on the verge of a massive transformation in the new internet paradigm.
According to the perspective of "Sovereign Individual", in the future, in a software-dominated world, wealth is information, weapons are information, and land is also information. In other words: information is wealth, weapons, and land.
In this age of information explosion, data is wealth, weapons, and land, and it is one of the most important production factors of the future. Decentralized storage is emerging as a data solution for the Web3 era and is also an indispensable infrastructure for blockchain technology. Specifically, decentralized storage effectively protects data privacy, addresses the pain points of centralization, and avoids single-point failures.
Among the many solutions for decentralized storage, Arweave is particularly unique and irreplaceable. The author also believes that the qualities emitted by Arweave will be liked by everyone. Here are three reasons, which are also the three core principles upheld by the Arweave network.
Among all things, civilization is the most fragile, and any highly developed civilization cannot withstand the threats it faces." - Hen Ha Ellis
Throughout human history, the carriers of information have undergone a long evolution. From the earliest cave paintings, Sumerian clay tablets, to papyrus and modern paper, and now to electronic documents and cloud storage. Humanity has done everything in its power to protect its civilization.
Compared to local electronic document storage methods, cloud storage offers better stability, scalability, and flexibility, but it remains a temporary storage solution. Eternity is the deepest desire of humanity, and Arweave has taken on the responsibility of safeguarding human civilization, ensuring stable, secure, and permanent data storage.
Arweave is called the "Web3 Library of Alexandria" because it can preserve data for over 200 years. This is thanks to Arweave's unique Blockweave data structure, the elegant SPoRA consensus mechanism, and a mature economic incentive system.