Why does saying "I work in crypto" feels so cringey and awkward?

Feels like the "crypto" word itself is too loaded, meaning  scams, get rich quick, and 'crypto bro' culture.

I think we've had it great with the Web3 storytelling. It was the strongest narrative we've had:

Web1: "Read-Only" -> Web2: "Read-Write" -> Web3: "Read-Write-Own"

Yet 'Web3' isn't trendy anymore. I don't use it myself much.

It's like after the Metaverse, GameFi, and NFT bubbles we stopped pushing the 'Web3' story, because.... it got cringey as well?

But I think Web3 is the single best narrative that unifies what crypto has to offer.

Even more now than in 2020-22 bull cycle due to AI.

The value of censorship resistance, user ownership, and privacy is important to many. 

Yet, most people view crypto not as a solution, but as a step toward a dystopian future.

We're terrible at selling crypto... I mean the Web3 vision to the masses.

Maybe I should push the Web3 term once again.

NFT are even compared to Internet Explorer 😄

Maybe it's not about crypto, it's more about startup / VC culture. How are being used the millions / billions of dollars raised?  "Could have been spent better" 99% of the time.

True but bubbles can be good (although a lot of capital is wasted)

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We're at the time where bubbles *must* be good ^^

Another example of cringe: a lot of people are trying to push the art NFT narrative here. And yet Coins are the "innovation". Just because founder is a friend of a friend 😅

As long as it stays this way, petrodollar (aka stablecoins) will win, and normal people will still hate us because.. Well, at the end of the day, the system will be worst than it was initially

True but bubbles can be good (although a lot of capital is wasted)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205307264-boom