ace
@ace
I personally think "own/control your own data" being the punchline for most web3 products is at best extremely weak esp. when facing consumers. Consumers don't tend to optimize for "safety" when they are looking for fun. It's rarely ever the primary hook.
31 replies
0 recast
0 reaction
Alexander
@aer0xander
Yeah think this only is an ok selling point for bigger creators that might be scared of getting kicked out if the algorithm and want to retain their audience
1 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
ace
@ace
yes. personally think this approach isn’t it. even Ninja could not make Microsoft Mixer (twitch competitor. rip) become the thing. would more users have come to Mixer if it had the “own your data” punchline? i don’t think so.
2 replies
0 recast
0 reaction
Abhi Raheja
@abhir
So what else do you think makes a better case?
1 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
ace
@ace
from ephemeral msgs, filtered photos, to live video - the hook is what brings the user to the door of the app and try it. unique to every app. i still have yet to seen something that went far beyond "own/control your own data" in the space.
1 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Yondon Fu
@yondon.eth
What if the value prop of user owned data is actually mainly for devs? Ex. Easier ways to seed apps with interesting data brought by users on day 1 -> more content to use/mix with UX -> more fun experiments
1 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
ace
@ace
chicken or egg imo. "interesting data from users on D1" - where do they come from? more L3 applications have to excel at retaining DAUs
1 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Yondon Fu
@yondon.eth
Good point. Another Q I wonder about is what is the incentive to continue supporting user owned data vs. gradually closing off? Apps benefit a lot from tapping into shared data, but benefits of always sharing back still seems unclear. Ex. Start off writing to a shared social graph to bootstrap, then stop.
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
