While blockchains have been long touted as the solution to decentralize the internet, they have struggled beyond financial applications because of heavy data storage needs of the internet
By combining content, connections and finance, DeSo allows the creation of economically driven online communities the likes of which we haven't seen before on the internet.
TradSo allowed real user name and real faces while keeping the database closed. DeSo reverses by keeping the database open but using psuedonymous names instead.