“I thought about the idea of having one base social graph and then having just different apps pick from that graph whatever they want to display”

This isn't a sufficient value prop for users. You need something *more* that the incumbent does not have (my obvious bias is that the "more" is an economic layer)

“I thought about the idea of having one base social graph and then having just different apps pick from that graph whatever they want to display”

This isn't a sufficient value prop for users. You need something *more* that the incumbent does not have (my obvious bias is that the "more" is an economic layer)

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/bluesky-is-getting-its-own-photo-sharing-app-flashes/

imagine a new farcaster client getting this kind of press coverage

for good reason, i think

"new ui deployed on open social graph" is not news

Merkle inculcates a shared culture of not paying PR teams