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I can’t make it to the @farcaster community call, so I’ll post my thoughts in case it’s useful. I disagree that growth of the network is more important than its resilience. Most users don’t appreciate how close the network came to SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY when Merkle exited. If Neynar hadn’t stepped up, then the private-validator Farcaster network would be gone. We wouldn’t be talking about any of this. I’m grateful to Neynar to stepping up and understand why growth is their main priority, but the value of this network is as an alternative to centralized social media. That is: open, uncensorable, and resilient beyond the life of any single organization. Merkle had unlimited runway and still the network almost shut down. If Neynar can’t get the growth it needs, it will shut down as well. The network will cease to be. The community must step up NOW to ensure the network survives. Last I heard, Snapchain had 3 organizations running nodes: Base (exited), Uno (exited), and Neynar. Hypersnap already has multiple times this many running nodes. Adding a hypersnap validator will create a backstop that ensures the network lives on even if Neynar exits. I don’t wish ill on Neynar, I want them to succeed. But if they succeed by creating another centralized social app then all of the users here today will have wasted their time. Further, it’s in Neynar’s best interest to make this network decentralized because that is the entire value of the network. Without it, there’s no reason for people to use it.

You can’t be too hard on the red button people. They are just afraid. They’ve seen the worst of humanity and don’t want to risk their lives trusting human nature. I get it. I almost pressed red myself. They aren’t wrong. But blue pressers are willing to put their lives on the line for their beliefs. And that’s special. I pressed blue not because I believe, but because I want to believe!

Without the fork, there’s no guarantee/hope that FC keeps running if/when Neynar shuts down or decides to pivot. The FC network is currently a permissioned set of nodes. Hypersnap is a permissionless set of nodes. Anyone can run a hypersnap node. Soon there will be token incentives to run a node. If nothing else, it’s a useful escape hatch if anything happens to Neynar. Philosophically, I don’t believe a VC-backed company can create a truly decentralized social platform.

Be carful worders! A simple mistake like not pressing “accept challenge” was enough to relegate me to the bottom of the all-time leaderboard (even though I think my capricious cast would have nailed it). If you wanna be at the top of the list, you have to write a good cast AND press that button 🫡

Wen the GC is upstream of culture

When you meet @nounishprof in the forest

Are you a chump or a jerk? This space is filled with both. Chumps come in groups, and they think things are true simply because they wish them so. You might be a chump if you think you own any part of FC or that Base is going to airdrop you some tokens that will give you some ownership of the network. Jerks take advantage of chumps. They are experts in saying noncommittal things that lead chumps to believe The Cool Thing(tm) for their own ends. For instance, a jerk might allude to you owning a network or airdropping token simply to get you to use the network. They always have the moral high ground in their mind because a) they didn’t technically lie and b) they are maximizing shareholder value. The thing is, jerks needs chumps more than chumps need jerks. So if you are unhappy with the amount of jerks in this space, stop being such a chump.

Non-degens: what does this mean? Degens:

@pugson you are the man but also “the man”

Unlike you guys I met Dan in the bathroom.

Look there’s even a little @geoffgolberg at the bottom watching from afar 🤯 They thought of literally EVERYTHING!!!

Always bet on @adrienne face

@keccers.eth what have you done

Status report or wishful thinking?

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Hmmm...retrofunding for IRL events? I wonder what group of FCers might be interested in such a mechanic 🤔

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Still relevant

Had a bit of a digital detox yesterday and relate to what @naomiii feels Leaving your phone at home and having a mini adventure can be so freeing!

MRW anyone ever asks

Can we at least get a hoedown?

Me: Can we stop by Bluesky and get some Dan? @tldr : we have Dan at home Dan at home:

My submission to the rebrand effort: Warpcast -> SpaceCast App Frames -> Space Frames Mini Apps -> Space Apps App Keys -> Space Keys Direct Casts -> Space Casts

I hereby accept @adrienne's nomination for Cat President. I don’t know what this means but ok!

We get it, you work out, JFC

It’s purpleversary day today, so /bcard Permissionlessly shipped this lil cheeky execution! Do you live in the USA? Do you want to support proliferating the Farcaster ecosystem? Then you can generate onchain revenue for @purple by using the Purple card for your every day spending. Check out app.getbcard.io to get yours!

When @adrienne doesn’t like your rhyme Ok danger

Had @chicago teaching us her community-building ways in the @octant accelerator today - he's a juicy tidbit for IRL events: "If you organize events and not a ton of people show up, don't be discouraged. It can still be meaningful and bring a lot of value to the people who attend, yourself included."

Channel changes have significantly change the « FC game » we’re all playing. Let’s talk abt it Old meta: cast in channels for distribution New meta: cast in channels for connection The reasons for casting in channels has changed. Casting in channels is friction - you have to select the channel rather than YOLOing your post to your followers. The new changes add MORE friction (must be a member) while reducing algo boost. We will likely have far fewer casts in channels but hopefully those casts will get engagement from people who actually care about the topic. “Connection” isn’t easily measurable, but the idea is that you will more satisfied posting into a channel because the quality of discourse will be higher.

BCard was recently accepted into the @octant accelerator program and we couldn't be more excited! Octant is one of the few projects in the space which aligns with BCard's goals around sustainably funding public goods. We admire what Octant has achieved so far and hope to help grow the pie for public good funding with our own product. BCard x Octant seems like a match made in heaven 😇

These days I never stop yawning

You get more engagement on quotes, especially when posted to a channel

@dwr.eth if the whole Farcaster thing doesn’t work out I think you could pivot into this vocation pretty easily.

Real talk time founders. I appreciate the call out @chinmay.eth, AND it’s always been my assumption when building that my code will be stolen. Nothing we put online is defensible, therefore our advantage has to lie outside of “the code”. How do you feel about this, reader?

Tail end of a nounish kendama show spotted at a @pizza dao event!

Channel Gwen when the folloback crew invades your channel