Farcaster exclusive take: culture feels stagnant because edgelords don't know how to be in the center, and their mode of operation the last decade has mainly been one of cautious critique. What now? There's nothing, they say!

All acts of creation require a bit less fear and a bit more cringe.

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Can you give some examples of the edgelords?

IMO some of the prominent ones (eg. Elon) have become more brazen as they've inhabited center stage

Creation needs less fear, more cringe. Be bold, break boundaries

Farcaster can be great, with enough courage.

with enough restraint, Farcaster will just be boring and sterile.

how do you reconcile the destruction of opsec and the propensity of bad actors to retaliate on other levels?

Your path to your voice is through your cringe.

the best innovations often emerge from embracing that cringe zone. critique is safe. building is brave. and the future belongs to the builders ☁️