"Merkle just helps its friends"

How many times do I have to repeat that most users and developers on Farcaster did not know Varun or myself prior to joining Farcaster.

And in some cases have *become* friends because they stuck around early on when no one else cared. We've spent years with this people socializing on this social network. :)

Don't conflate something that's earned / built with cronyism.

this is me as well. didn't know anybody here, certainly not dan or varun. just posted every day here for 2 years when DAU was like 45 people and the only thing people talked about were note taking apps.

icebreaker.xyz/0xen |
https://gallery.so/Oxen/galleries | https://opensea.io/collection/farcats

Do you have any of those old casts bookmarked? It would be cool to see how different “the vibes” were haha

IRL: Creative Director who makes movies and ads.

There was no bookmark button back then. You couldn’t even delete haha. They’re probably lost to the ether