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Emmanuel Awosika
@eawosika
We're not pricing the value of Farcaster taking off. Farcaster is asking people to do normal stuff (use social media), but provides extra benefits bc it's crypto-native. Powerful onboarding tool. Question: How do you frame the benefits of Farcaster relative to traditional SM apps in normie-friendly language?
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Emmanuel Awosika
@eawosika
Let's do a mental experiment and not say "privacy" or "decentralization". These aren't always immediate concerns for some people. What problem does Farcaster solve that's a massive pain point for SM users *today*? Does it solve the problem because crypto, or a non-crypto app (e.g., Bluesky/Mastodon) can solve it?
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Emmanuel Awosika
@eawosika
Gonna tag @notfloris & @macbudkowski who are some of the biggest Farcaster users I know. Oh, and the man himself: @dwr.eth. Need to do research before I start shilling Farcaster everywhere. Also, it's an attempt to connect Farcaster to something I should personally care about (not something I was told to care about).
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Emmanuel Awosika
@eawosika
"You should care about decentralization" and "you should care about privacy" often feel like guilt-gripping and shaming. It also comes across as paternalistic. "We know what you should want". Feels like we should connect with immediate needs (e.g., wanting a better feed) before layering on privacy/decentralization.
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@chaskin.eth
Here's how I pitch Farcaster - if you're interested in learning about or starting a business, it's the highest density of smart people and founders in an online space I've ever seen. One of the most active channels is "founders," where people are actively shipping products and giving feedback to each other
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@chaskin.eth
Building off of that, the APIs are open, and we're seeing devs build cool new experiences every day. And it's a flywheel because those experiences are attracting more devs who are building more new experiences
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@chaskin.eth
And for me personally, it's a place where I can talk about Ethereum without the absolute negativity of X. Yes, the engagement is lower, but if I post about execution tickets, I'll get people who ask questions wanting to learn more and not senseless arguing, negativity, and people calling each other scammers
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