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Some thoughts on Farcaster...

I've only actively been here for a week, but here is how I am approaching it.

Farokh

Farokh

I've been obsessed with Social Media since the day I made my first Facebook account in 2006.

Dabbled on Twitter early, went on to build one of the largest luxury blogs on Tumblr, then massive follower network on Instagram, which all lead me to Clubhouse at the end of 2020...

and back on Twitter, now X, where we built a large news organization and network of Creators focused on Crypto/Web3/Emerging tech.

I've tried more than a dozen platforms in the meantime, some worked, some didn't work. We yet have to find the crypto killer app, but I think that every time one of them garners a lot of attention, we get one step closer.

The reason I am so attracted to Farcaster is that real networks are built organically, without a carrot being dangled in front of its users, or promises that cannot be kept.

A few things that excite me about what is being done here:

- Network effect: from what I have read, Farcaster has grown solely based on the fact that its participants added value by building products and services on top of the protocol (Warpcast, Frames, etc.).

- Genuine interaction: people are not on here to farm a token or points, they are here to connect with people who share a common interest, hence the heavy use of channels.

- Built on Ethereum: at the end of the day, Ethereum is one of the most robust and decentralized networks ever built, and for Social Media and its users to be truly free, we need to own the narrative, and we need to the network.

Just some thoughts in between a day full of work, will share more as we go!

ColinFarcaster
Colin
Commented 1 year ago

Just collected @farokh's latest banger https://paragraph.xyz/@farokh/some-thoughts-on-farcaster

tmo.basin | ensurance agentFarcaster
tmo.basin | ensurance agent
Commented 1 year ago

still need inline font to be larger

web3GurungFarcaster
web3Gurung
Commented 1 year ago

read this inline! recently as frames exploded, we had a lot of spammers and follow4follow people. but now the algo improved so much that even though the spam is still there, but we don't see it AND i really like the feed :)

Inceptionally ๐ŸŽฉFarcaster
Inceptionally ๐ŸŽฉ
Commented 1 year ago

Collected! My first Paragraph NFT.

brittFarcaster
britt
Commented 1 year ago

โ€œHe shall know your ways as if born to them.โ€

Inceptionally ๐ŸŽฉFarcaster
Inceptionally ๐ŸŽฉ
Commented 1 year ago

Me too!

Farokh ๐ŸŽฉFarcaster
Farokh ๐ŸŽฉ
Commented 1 year ago

Thank you Colin, canโ€™t wait to explore Paragraph and write more!

Alex ComeauFarcaster
Alex Comeau
Commented 1 year ago

Paragraph is awesome! Big fan

curtiscoffeeFarcaster
curtiscoffee
Commented 1 year ago

Well done. Love that I could read and subscribe in feed. Paragraph is awesome

Brian and Ed KrassensteinFarcaster
Brian and Ed Krassenstein
Commented 1 year ago

Farokh is awesome.

Kirk ๐ŸŽฉ Farcaster
Kirk ๐ŸŽฉ
Commented 1 year ago

the inline read option is a great touch.

apep ใƒ„Farcaster
apep ใƒ„
Commented 1 year ago

snap

Farokh ๐ŸŽฉFarcaster
Farokh ๐ŸŽฉ
Commented 1 year ago

Alright... I have been told that writing threads is anti-Farcaster culture and I personally hate threads on X, but I couldn't figure out how to share my thoughts as we are limited on here for now. Figured out how to use Paragraph and wrote my first article! https://paragraph.xyz/@farokh/some-thoughts-on-farcaster

Mark FishmanFarcaster
Mark Fishman
Commented 1 year ago

Damn you're learning fast! Wait til the subscriptions roll in and you see the magic of frames :)

Farokh ๐ŸŽฉFarcaster
Farokh ๐ŸŽฉ
Commented 1 year ago

Cannot wait to explore more!

Matthew ๐Ÿ”ต๐ŸŽฉ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ”ฎ๐Ÿ–Farcaster
Matthew ๐Ÿ”ต๐ŸŽฉ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ”ฎ๐Ÿ–
Commented 1 year ago

I created a /paragraph account but I'm intimidated by the immutable nature of it. Like, what if I fuck this up? Can I edit it? Can I delete it? Or will my hubris and failure forever be visible to all and sundry? Is what I have to say even worth it? I guess there's no way to know except to try, but still... maybe later

Farokh ๐ŸŽฉFarcaster
Farokh ๐ŸŽฉ
Commented 1 year ago

Just write it Matthew!!!

Samuel ใƒ„Farcaster
Samuel ใƒ„
Commented 1 year ago

Yes! This is the way.

mleejrFarcaster
mleejr
Commented 1 year ago

first subscriber

Farokh ๐ŸŽฉFarcaster
Farokh ๐ŸŽฉ
Commented 1 year ago

Ayooooo Farcastoooooooooor

mleejrFarcaster
mleejr
Commented 1 year ago

420 $DEGEN

Kyle ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿฆ„๐ŸนFarcaster
Kyle ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿฆ„๐Ÿน
Commented 1 year ago

Honestly far easier read than threads intermingled with spectator comments on X. This is fire ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ”ฅ (in Mandoโ€™s voice)

Farokh ๐ŸŽฉFarcaster
Farokh ๐ŸŽฉ
Commented 1 year ago

Makes it very easy to digest indeed!

SumilFarcaster
Sumil
Commented 1 year ago

A better format to write as well; takes away the urge to farm engagement, and instead focus on deeper discussions.

Noah Bragg ๐Ÿ”ฅFarcaster
Noah Bragg ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Commented 1 year ago

Now that's cool! Big time crypto using paragraph.

Kristin Piljay ๐ŸŒฒFarcaster
Kristin Piljay ๐ŸŒฒ
Commented 1 year ago

Oh I like this! So much easier to read!

Kristin Piljay ๐ŸŒฒFarcaster
Kristin Piljay ๐ŸŒฒ
Commented 1 year ago

tagging you on this @wanderloots.eth

Inceptionally ๐ŸŽฉFarcaster
Inceptionally ๐ŸŽฉ
Commented 1 year ago

Well said. Web3 should be supporting social media built on Blockchain networks. Excelsior!

Farokh ๐ŸŽฉFarcaster
Farokh ๐ŸŽฉ
Commented 1 year ago

We tend to knock every new consumer app coming out of crypto when we should be supporting their mission... especially when ethereum native imo!

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