Tic toc says the clock. Gonna have to hit publish in 45 minutes or I die the death of thousands death.
I wasn't on friend.tech. Part of it didn't appeal to me. It sounded extractive, and bro-like. It's dead by now. All SocialFi apps that made headlines last year are dead 👇
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If SocialFi is bro-like and dead, why talk about AlfaFrens? Idk. FOMO? I have been a content creator not making money for far too long. Gonna have to try out new things 🤷♀
AlfaFrens isn't just a random app by a random company. It has been created by Superfluid, a money streaming protocol. This gives it a flair of legitimacy. In essence, AlfaFrens is a creator subscription platform. This is in line with Superfluid's value proposition.
But, the chat function is sub-par. The design confusing. Figuring out where I can swipe what is like, well, I'm lacking suitable metaphors. Those numbers going up dopamine-inducing. The mechanism for getting rich obfuscated. And I'm flabbergasted at Superfluid's suggested Le Blue Elephant Strategy sucking it's own dick. Not very gender friendly. What's the female version of this?
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Deep breath in. Deep breath out. Switching to serious-half-german-kbc-mode
What's interesting about AlfaFrens is its close integration with Farcaster and $degen. It's ridding the wave at a moment when tipping went down, everyone's allowance has (thankfully) tanked, and negative sentiments keep boiling up about engagement and $degen farmers. If it all goes to $0 and the dust settles we can pick up the pieces and continue doing the only thing that matters: Talking with people for the joy of talking with people.
And this is where there was a lost opportunity for the Superfluid team at Farcon. On the first day of FarCon, 2231 new accounts where created. Crazy, I know. Biggest increase ever and more than attended in person. Clear sign of how boundaryless Farcaster is. Your place doesn't matter, just be in the space.
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But the explosion of accounts didn't result in an explosion of transactions. Assuming that the chart is correct, transactions "only" doubled. A lot of new users did nothing. No subscription, no staking. Did they even deposit $degen?
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Superfluid's own dashboard show that not everyone has read Vincent's Blue Elephant blog post. Of the 5228 users only 68% created a channel and that on average people have 24 subscription. Like, wtf? why spread so thin. Are there even that many interesting channels on AlfaFrens.
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I'll stop here. I might just need more time to figure out this hell house of a playground. I'll stay on, chatting with myself until I get some subscribers and experimenting with new formats. Because: From nothing comes nothing.
As you made it this far, why don't you subscribe to my channel and stake your $alfa 😅 Dm me for an invite code.
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