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It would help grow the app, but it would also detract from the ease on onboarding to Base that this app provides compared to trying to gather information elsewhere (say, X, where info on all ecosystems is all thrown together and must be parsed by the algo).

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Farcaster doesn't explicitly onboard you to any blockchain, although the accounts are created on Optimism. The mini apps support like 6-7 EVM L2s. Nothing about FC is inherently Base-aligned from a technical perspective. That's purely a narrative/cultural thing. And it will change, IMO.

In terms of information and networking, though, it is much easier to learn about Base here than anything else.

I've been able to learn, onboard, participate, etc so much faster because of being here and cutting through the noise than other ecosystems where it is harder to find the community and requires sorting through a lot of other things, people, etc.

My point was that, as it stands, that's an advantage to anyone who wants to onboard to Base. You can find people and topics much faster here, given there's less information to have to sort through and encounter.

As more ecosystems post more about themselves here, this will inherently end.