Farcaster

if we started a petition to stop using (boycott) farcaster until they made direct casts an open platform (likely using XMTP) would you sign it?

(love u dwr)

XMTP is not open either…(at least not yet)

Also, maybe there already is a silent boycott of builders going on as we speak.

BDFL of Quilibrium, Eng @ Farcaster, ex-Coinbase, always opinionated, never hydrated

/quilibrium

Are we ditching "sufficiently decentralized" when it comes to other protocols?

I assume you're trying to be tongue in cheek here, but hubs are permissionless and running one allows you to send/receive/store messages the same as any other hub. XMTP is not decentralized at all, and their FAQ even clarifies this

With due respect.

I am not arguing that their nodes are  decentralized. They are not.

Knowing @shanemac.eth and many of their team members, their #1 priority is to get traction for their protocol.

To their credit, they have multiple clients integrated with their protocol, including the @coinbasewallet . 

Isn't this the same ethos for Farcaster? What am I missing?