Farcaster

reply guys

I was going to post this in /warpcast but the new channels system means I can't.

So here it is: the new channels system is quite possibly one of the worst designed, exclusionary systems I have ever seen not only on any social platform, but on any platform in all of existence.

I am saying this without hyperbole. I've had the pleasure of getting to work on & with a lot of social platforms through my time in enterprise dev, before going full degen in the crypto world.

I've seen a lot of bad systems, but honestly, this one is just.. really out there. Exclusionary-by-default is not how to grow a young social network.

And don't come at me with the "just use a different client" shtick. It's natural to get attached to a client/platform you've used for months, and feel dismay when there's a pattern of changes being made which detract from the whole reason you fell in love with it.

I can't even imagine the thought process behind this one. It is absolutely baffling. Feels like a ghost town since it was implemented.

Even if I think channels is a push in the right direction long term, it’s important to surface valid concerns and critiques

Building Higher apparel at High Line 🧢 
Host at /clickcast /cpg || Husband to @shiwen

e/acc || Building @ /nova || Catgirl maxi @ /imgnai || Dogecoin core dev 2013/14

Your new onchain assistant | Gina Knows Best | askgina.ai

Dan there’s a thriving conversation going on if you click in, but let me try

@askgina.eth can you summarize the critiques found in the original cast from @eggman.eth ? Would also like to compile critiques from the comments from his original cast. Thanks

Do you agree with the AI summary? Happy to explain the rationale on each point but don't want to address points that you don't think are true / agree with.

I’m in @downshift.eth camp of “idk but we’ll see it bear out” and I’ve mentioned at the top that I agree with the long term direction of the changes

I’ve just seen enough of your feedback threads to believe you may not know where your blind spots are. I’m simply surfacing pockets of it. Maybe you know the maybe you don’t

This from another conversation (name cropped for privacy)

working on /microsub + @degentipbot.eth; producer/dj; host of /campfire 🎧 + /downshift ⚙️

Channel update summary

Since this cast yesterday, we've already:
1. Brought older channel casts back to user profiles
2. Added a dedicated channels tab in notifications to everyone
3. Proposed an iteration for how replies work to be more inclusive

Still on our radar:
4. Make it easier for people to request to join a channel, leveraging the growing set of tools built by developers; channel owners can decide how they want to do it
5. Make it easier to invite people to your channel from a reply / DC / profile
6. What to do with abandoned channels

> I’ve just seen enough of your feedback threads to believe you may not know where your blind spots are

What do you think a blind spot is? 

Have been sharing summarized pain points and what we're doing to improve since last week.

> I’ve just seen enough of your feedback threads to believe you may not know where your blind spots are

What do you think a blind spot is? 

Have been sharing summarized pain points and what we're doing to improve since last week.

https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x9825d19e