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building /automod (channel moderation), /glass (no code frames) • uncurated.xyz
• prev @manifoldxyz, twilio

will my future self look back on time spent on Instagram and Twitter and be pleased?

its seems so obvious it will be a neutral negative shrug: “idk, it was new and you kinda needed to stay connected”

I’d be proud to leave behind a set of articles like vitalik or paul graham has been building up.

A set of artifacts. Complete thoughts.

I can’t imagine linking to a collection of threads. It’s too ephemeral and shallow. Too stream of consciousness and disposable.

building /automod, /glass • prev manifold.xyz, twilio.com

It’s shouldn’t be binary but I’m poor at self moderating.

That’s an interesting thought too.

I’d still like to synthesize, think deeply and articulate some things. Socials don’t encourage that and I have trouble resisting it.

Hoping I can do both.

An alternate vision is that we will leave behind a digital twin and the posts and photos will be an important source of data for them.

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I was looking at substack a couple days ago wondering if I should try making a second home there.

It ticks a lot of boxes. Not too frequent. Longer form. Less quippy stuff.

Does it feel like a community too?

Agree. Twitter/Farcaster has had a definite net positive impact on my life, but there is zero percent of me that thinks it’s something to look back on with pride. When I started my substack I didn’t really know why I was doing it or what to expect- it was just an experiment. I’ve been surprised at just how rewarding the experience as been so far. Highly recommend trying it out if you’re inclined.

I've been writing emails to my daughter (she's 2 lol) - same idea

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I agree with that. I’ve met some cool people and with channels been able to share a bit more than I normally would.

I’m thinking through what the right balance between reading and writing to farcaster and other social networks is given what kinds of contents it incentivizes.

Right now I’m way overweighted on short form ephemeral thinking and writing. Many things I admire are only achievable with deep work.

couldn’t agree more

how do u feel about fc from this standpoint? on a long enough timeframe, personally i think what i’ll remember most about this time/place is all the friends made + sharing across all areas of life for the first time, a more “real” digital picture of me

the words obv won’t all stand the test of time

I’ve met many of my best friends through the internet over the last 10 years, mostly in niches that only very online people exist in for the most part lol

Of course there’s a LOT of irrelevant time spent in there but it’s been a net positive for me IMO

Paul has been quite repetitive about how it is also an excersice to distill ideas and think more clearly.