The web is going through a slow-motion identity crisis. It began as a decentralized playground of pages, links, and raw human curiosity. Then came the rise of centralized platforms that promised convenience—and quietly rewrote the rules. And now, in 2025, we’ve entered a new chapter entirely: a web where artificial intelligence doesn’t just store or transmit information but  generates  it. In the beginning, the web was a glorious mess. Anyone could spin up a website, link to another, and voilà—information flowed like wine at a tech meetup circa 2003. No gatekeepers. No paywalls. No “sign in with Google.” It was  delightfully ugly , anarchic, and free. But then came the platforms. The aggregators. The “connect your friends” and “check your likes” economy. And just like that, the decentralized garden got paved over with social feeds, logins, and frictionless surveillance. Centralization: The Convenience Cult Let’s be clear:  centralization won . At least for now.…