removing the cost for real users to join and contribute to the network is an existential problem farcaster needs to solve

most people don't pay for social media - doesn't matter if it's $1 or $10 - it's not something they're used to

this is also an existential problem for apps building on farcaster

I agree heavily with your points 

It also sets an immediate idea of what audience you're expecting to onboard based on the cost

Many of my app's users are from parts of the world where 5$ is a pretty large sum of money to part with to just sign up to a social 

It's a difficult problem to solve, eager to see how three solution evolves