The internet we know today is full of platforms where users create immense value, but the return ultimately goes only to the companies. Whether social networks or games, the big profits accumulate with the companies, while communities remain mere consumers.
Although Web3 promised to flip the equation, many projects are still reproducing the same old models in a new way. Here, Somnia decided to take a different path: to build a metaverse based on a user-owned economy, where participation and creativity are rewarded, and ownership remains fundamentally preserved.
The simple idea behind this decision: value must go to those who created it. In traditional metaverses, a player can spend long hours developing assets, building worlds, or forming communities, only to discover that all their contributions are locked in the company's servers and vulnerable to closure or sudden changes in terms.
This is where @Somnia_Network comes into play, which solved the problem of recording ownership on the blockchain. Every digital asset—from land and avatars to NFTs and virtual projects—is recorded in an immutable way, ensuring that the user, not the platform, has control.
The user-owned economy model also offers a fair incentive system. Instead of the platform draining value through ads or centralized methods, Somnia allows contributors to benefit directly from their activity:
Developers can earn income from games and experiences.
Artists sell digital works.
Communities build small economies within shared spaces.
And since all these activities are interwoven at the network level, it doesn't just enrich a single aspect of the metaverse, but strengthens the entire ecosystem.
Governance is also an essential part of this vision. In Web2, companies develop platforms according to shareholder interests, which often contradict users' interests. However, Somnia relies on decentralized governance, giving participants a real voice through the DAO and token voting. This allows the community to determine its own future and creates a consensus of interests: when users themselves become shareholders, they will be incentivized to drive the project towards long-term growth, not just short-term gains.
The subject isn't just economics; it's also a cultural transformation. It's an acknowledgment that creativity is no longer exclusive to companies; it has become a global movement that anyone with internet access can participate in. By lowering barriers and ensuring that rewards go back to participants, Somnia builds an inclusive digital community, where opportunities grow as much as its members' imaginations.
Choosing this path wasn't for ease, but for adhering to the true spirit of Web3. Building a user-owned economy is harder than running a centralized platform, but it creates trust, sustainability, and power. In the world of Somnia, the community is not just a part of the system—it's the system. This shift in the balance of power is what makes Somnia not just a new metaverse project but a framework for reimagining digital life, where the user controls the value they create.
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