one thing on my mind today is what the u.s. election means for X and therefore for Farcaster 

It’s clearly a big win for X and will bolster X as the place to be for cryptotwitter banter and conservative takes 

Whereas prior to the election it was less clear how Elon’s X experiment was going

So what does that mean for Farcaster? 

imo it means Farcaster needs to lean harder and faster into programmable transactions, mini apps, and tokens. Bull market is coming which means more trading and more transactions. Farcaster can own that space. But key is tangible success stories. Apps that got tons of tx volume on farcaster. Tokens that took off on farcaster. People who made zillions on farcaster.

The success stories will undoubtedly lure more people to join FC. Once they arrive, they will see how difficult it is for a tiny account to grow. If their FC growth rate is lower than what they already have on X, they will return. I've witnessed this model already with many of my friends that I enrolled in FC. Perhaps the social aspect should also be looked into.