# Economy The difference between Web2 and Web3 businesses - [as explained by David Taylor at the Next Web Conference in Amsterdam, 2022](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkYwscEaZFc) - is that while Web2 companies create products and sell them to customers to generate revenue, Web3 businesses create assets that are used between users in the form of on chain transactions which are then taxed in the form of gas fees (and similar) to fund operations. Next Earth is no different. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://whitepaper.nextearth.io/chapter-ii/pillars-of-the-metaverse/economy.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.