Psychology of the dWeb: Incentives to cooperate on the decentralized internet

Richard Hendricks' dream of the new internet is to come to fruition, it’s going to mean we’re relying on our friends, neighbors, and even strangers to provide us with information and connection to the outside world. It's going to take communities of ultra-cooperation to work, but can we rely on networks of people (some or all of whom are self-interested) to deliver? Call me the optimist, but I think humans actually have the necessary "stuff" to make it work well.