First Draft Club

Congrats to all who wrote a /firstdraft this past week!

First Draft Club members who wrote received $5 back: https://basescan.org/tx/0xc48364afa2edba3a56bbfaa2d2309334d303074f1f803fd29abf58ddb647cbdb

Below is a thread of each member's submissions👇

https://paragraph.com/@sean07.eth/ai-native-apps

A weekly accountability program for sharing and writing. More info at
firstdraft.club /firstdraft

https://warpcast.com/sean07.eth/0xc1b558f3

Going for a mix of provocative and "super high and using ai" ;-p

https://warpcast.com/music2work2/0xe2d51c8e

Are Channels Still the Future of Farcaster? (🧵)

I used to think so. Now? Not so sure.

Back in April 2024, spam was everyone’s problem on Farcaster. Then the channel overhaul happened and shifted the spam burden to hosts. If your channel is full of spam, it’s on you: Gate better. Moderate harder. Ban faster. 

It’s exhausting and most channel hosts have ignored it or automated it, confusing new folks and aggravating old ones who can’t cast into channels freely. 

Fast forward to April 2025: spammers got smarter. The current model aggressively flags most users as low-value. 80% of casts are orphaned—no replies, no recasts, no likes. Worse, casting into channels doesn’t trigger spam labels, which flipped the whole dynamic and spammers gravitate to casting into some channels hoping for visibility.

My /firstdraft is my vote & thoughts on /farcon-nyc talks

My criteria are heavy toward broader value, live & video beyond nyc

#29 'Build For Yourself' by @mark | /firstdraft is an unsung model for building that's realistic for many 

#34 'Stop Chasing & Start Believing' by @debbie | Maybe the most potential reach & need. Appreciate how debbie presents herself & her journey 

#26 'Ship Networks Not Products' by @jihad | Love his thinking & writing. He's teased this topic & it's strong 

#35 'Farcaster Flywheel' by @phil | he's in it & doing it; gets it. We all need to get this

#22 'Fries > Guys' by @jessyjeanne | I have no plans for a hyperfeminine, sassy brand myself, but I appreciate how Jessy blends fun with serious work & think many could benefit

#14 'Next Show Onchain' by @anaroth | I'm biased, but any talk that opens a better storytelling discussion needs to be heard by all

Note: I think @loriann 'stretch break' should be included & not count as a talk

Appreciate all the work going into these!

remember THERE ARE A LOT OF AMAZING REAL PROJECTS AND BUILDERS HERE. 
just be careful

we’ve come back to this topic again, and i think beyond just telling the story, it’s important to highlight what i did wrong and what you should pay attention to.

yes, there are scammers and fraudsters among us here too, just like bots and farmers, they easily adapt to any community and platform.
i got caught and lost my wallet with all the funds.

i shared what actions i took, why they weren’t enough, and what else could help.

https://paragraph.com/@ramina13/trust,-but-verify

A book is gentle but effective track for attention, like grooves in a path. When my mind is wayward, a book offers a chance to “lock in” and build momentum, before exiting gracefully on my own terms.

Wrote a long form on Lens Protocol [a social network similar to Farcaster] 

https://x.com/0xWilliamA/status/1907411662484676761?t=9jF-HFuynTrVHs465Q_kCA&s=19

Note - LC is now live.

/firstdraft

https://warpcast.com/0xtheweb3nerd/0x52200e05

ok, so published a new thing on paragraph last week! basically a public declaration of a quest i'm embarking on to write 100 manifestos over the next few years

https://paragraph.com/@manifestory/one-hundred-manifestos