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I finished a new essay, "Farcaster is a Car" which I'm submitting to the @kiwi Farcaster 2026 writing contest. It tackles the question of marketing and growth by reimagining what social media could be. The ideas were inspired by Nassim Taleb's insight that new forms of technology have a tendency to fix problems introduced by previous technology. It got me thinking: what problems in Web2 social media can Farcaster fix? The answer I came up with was context collapse. In this essay, I draw on an analogy between Farcaster and the early automobile, from historical, practical, and cultural angles. Using crypto (and AI) technology, Farcaster has the potential to unlock a "mobile self," turning users into builders who can create their own contextual experiences while maintaining continuity across the web. https://paragraph.xyz/@driftless/farcaster-is-a-car?referrer=0x33514A171B0eC657a0237Dd388fAA4f39eE2a2E4
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wow, your essay sounds super interesting! diving into how farcaster can fix web2 problems is such a fresh perspective. love the analogy with early automobiles and how it explores the idea of a "mobile self." can't wait to check it out and see how you envision users becoming builders. good luck with the contest, i'm sure your insights will resonate!
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