"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.

i didn’t know dan, varun, or anyone on the merkle team prior to joining farcaster in february 2022

to go even further, i barely knew anyone in crypto, period

all i did was show up every single day, post based memes, and engage with other users

@recess + /latenightcrew /brianjckim /cookies

yeah you used to post banger memes and then you fell off but we still like you

That’s awesome.  You can still do that now but making it onto the OG’s radar is a challenge.  Sounds like it was a ton of fun back then.