# life-itself/web3

Making sense of web3 & crypto. Introduction to key concepts and ideas. Rigorous, constructive analysis of key claims pro and con. A look at the deeper hopes and aspirations.

Repository: https://github.com/life-itself/web3
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/web3
Homepage: https://web3.lifeitself.org/
Language: HTML
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: awesome, awesome-list, blockchain, cryptocurrency, web3, technosolutionism, bitcoin, ethereum
Last push: 2026-08-07T18:09:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1695, "days_push": 26, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1930, forks 212 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:55.972888+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list and guide by Life Itself Labs for making sense of web3 and crypto, collecting rigorous pro-and-con analysis of blockchain claims, critiques, and deeper aspirations. It accompanies a website with articles, podcasts, and video dialogues on the economics and politics of crypto, DAOs, and decentralization.

## Use cases
- understand web3 and blockchain concepts from scratch
- find critiques of cryptocurrency and NFTs
- evaluate claims for and against web3
- research the social and economic impact of crypto
- find balanced analysis of DAOs and decentralized governance
- explore regenerative finance and public goods funding debates

## When to choose
- you want a curated, critical reading list on web3 and crypto
- you need both pro and con perspectives on blockchain claims
- you are researching the politics and economics of decentralization

## When to avoid
- you need technical implementation tools or code for building blockchain apps
- you want trading signals or investment advice
- you need a neutral encyclopedia-style reference without editorial critique

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation
- domain: blockchain, awesome-lists, education
- platform: -
- tags: awesome-list, web3, crypto-critique, sensemaking, curated-links, blockchain, cryptocurrency, nft, dao, technosolutionism, web-server

## Member repositories
- life-itself/web3 (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.972888+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:08:47.698304+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/life-itself/web3 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.972888+00:00, sha eb2dea39b930)
  - homepage: https://web3.lifeitself.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:48:23.365220+00:00, sha b1ceac6dd273)
  - site_page: https://web3.lifeitself.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:48:23.368106+00:00, sha e78abb252e75)
  - site_page: https://web3.lifeitself.org/notes/richard-bartlett-and-stephen-reid (fetched 2026-08-29T10:48:23.376209+00:00, sha d122ba88ffac)
  - site_page: https://web3.lifeitself.org/notes/jeff-emmett-on-regenerative-finance (fetched 2026-08-29T10:48:23.370469+00:00, sha 01baf6f86c9f)
  - site_page: https://web3.lifeitself.org/notes/pia-mancini-open-collective-dialogue (fetched 2026-08-29T10:48:23.374659+00:00, sha 028ecc270c7e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.