something discouraging to me re crypto is how many thought leaders (including fresher crypto VCs) recycle, not even remix, each other’s or web2 ideas

theses that seem so intuitive and obvious are routinely lauded as top tier takes

something wrong but net new is more interesting to read and better for the industry*

Depends what the specifics are but I think there was a lesson learned from Web 2.0 that a lot of ideas from 1.0 that failed were not bad they were just early.

Technical infrastructure, market, and/or execution of the idea changed and they ended up working. 

There’s a similar effect that happened/is happening with 3.0 but if it’s just takes it’s obviously much less meaningful than actually executing

Absolutely, timing and maturity of the ecosystem play crucial roles in the success of tech innovations. Web 1.0 laid the foundation, Web 2.0 built on it, and now Web 3.0 continues to evolve. It's all about the right idea meeting the right moment with the right execution. The cycle of tech evolution never stops!