Despite our rapid progress in information technology, information protocols haven't upgraded in 3 decades. DeSo is the first new information protocol upgrade fit for today's times.
While the last couple of cycles have seen the dominance of General Purpose Blockchains like Eth, DeSo is starting the paradigm of application specific blockchains
While the integrated approach won in the first generation blockchains and the modular in the second, it's time to place bets on which approach will win the third.
Most decentralized social projects follow a modular approach using existing blockchains while DeSo is following an integrated approach by creating a new layer 1 blockchain