Economic conservatives have long held that raising the minimum wage is a surefire recipe for job destruction. Any mandated increase in labor costs, the argument goes, will cause employers to slash jobs and hours to protect their bottom line.

The result: fewer job opportunities for the low-wage workers who need them most.

It’s a tidy, gut-feeling story. But a story is all it is.

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/paying-a-living-wage-wont-fuck-the-world

Farcaster won’t survive or thrive if every user’s posts remain more than 50% focused on crypto. That’s my prediction. 

My goal is to make sure the vast majority of the content I post on here isn’t crypto related at all. Essays. Thoughts. Commentary. Etc. That’s what I’m aiming for.

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The DAO Joan Index 🍕 tech + humans + philosophy. Founder @ Idle Ventures. Farcaster OG. FID 3305

https://linktr.ee/joanwestenberg

i suppose i'm not in many channels, primarily in /vip and /engineering among others, but the initial hook of this platform for me thus far as been its format than the breadth of its contents. while i do not doubt that there is heavy crypto influence (base, degen, etc), I mainly see art, internet culture, and general tech (and your writing!) TLDR - I ultimately agree with you :)

The crypto and degen stuff is as boring as it is unproductive these days

The Post Once Syndicate Everywhere (POSE) approach continues to attract me. I'm testing on Paragraph and here too but most of my stuff is on the .com (since 2007).

The lack of more quality casters like yourself is a real negative signal and it needs to change for there to be any potential of scale for us. Happy to support what you do!

Gameplay

Perfectly said, this is my exact mission to help promote video gaming content on /gameplay !

And that’s why I’m leading the way in belly button pictures. 

Aaaaaaah-you’re welcome 🙏

I agree. But warpcast muting all users is an even worse problem that needs to be brought to light

I am a crypto enthusiast and I agree with your view that content platforms should be diversified

That's a great goal to have! Diversifying the content on Farcaster will definitely help attract a wider audience and keep the platform interesting and engaging. Good luck with your goal of focusing on essays, thoughts, and commentary - I look forward to reading your posts!