Breaking Free from Web2 Social Media Traps: A Web3 Blueprint for Human Growth

The author's central argument is that Web2 social media harms users through engagement-driven design, and that Web3 platforms such as Farcaster/Warpcast can avoid these traps by prioritizing well-being. The article names infinite scroll, echo chambers, doomscrolling, ad-driven business models and data harvesting as the main harms. It proposes alternatives including natural stopping points, bulletin-board-style feeds, value-based metrics, and user-owned data with blockchain-backed transparency. It also warns that some emerging Web3 projects are replicating the same attention-driven models.