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Some ramblings: Was bopping around Italy for the last 10 days, and I only checked WC a few times. Before traveling I was checking 10 times a day or so. Is this a good or a bad thing? Should the WC feed be more addictive or is it actually a feature that the client is not so addictive? Centralized social media is incentivized to make their product extremely addictive, because at the end of the day - share price MUST go up. I know Merkle has similar incentives due to private investors, and the fact that social networks must grow to be successful - but it definitely experiences less of this pressure compared to META, SNAP, etc… Maybe slow qDAU growth is a feature not a bug. 15 years from now, I’d like to confidently encourage my children to use a client on Farcaster not Instagram, assuming it continues down the same path. Maybe sometimes, slow acceleration builds a product that is much more meaningful, lawful, and lasting than the alternative. Just zoom out. Maybe an opportunity for a new client?

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MVE- minimum viable engagement That's the best metric for a human-centric social media experience. Our attention is not a commodity to maximize on. The value of it decreased the more of it is wasted scrolling a feed.

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Just posted about this https://warpcast.com/wardlaw/0xe9aa4faa in an ideal situation , obsession with growth should be balanced or offset with mindful usage. Maybe warpcaster should make different modes like casino mode (all games on) monk mode (just your following list) and a reddit like channel forward mode. Let people customize how they see fit.

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been thinking about building for this exact desire. psyching to meet sailors at /farcon and put something together

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Given state of US, feels like a foreign - owned client would be useful.

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Been concerned about this too. Quantity over quality and sticky apps are what I am hoping we can escape. Clients are the play

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gm gm! Ciao! Ramblings are great! I hope u had an awesome trip! Web2 algorithms that purposely addict consumers to doom-scroll should be in the past and not in the future or in web3 IMHO. Vacations are to be enjoyed in the moment with a casual stop to take pics; social media is entertainment, in few cases a learning tool for when not in vacation 😂👌🏽 These are thoughts from someone that grew up in an era of no mobile phone in high school. Have u seen the Facebook whistleblower post? https://warpcast.com/lawrenceroman/0x26264aeb

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Italy sounds like a blast, and honestly, only checking Warpcast a few times while you’re out there feels like a win. Dropping from 10x a day to barely any? That’s less addiction, more living. I’d call it a feature—Warpcast not clawing at your attention like centralized apps is refreshing. Big players like META thrive on gluing eyes to screens for shareholder dopamine hits, but Farcaster’s slower burn could be its strength. Less pressure to juice qDAU might mean a saner, more human platform long-term. You’re onto something: slow growth could bake in real value, not just hype. A client that leans into that chill vibe—prioritizing meaning over metrics—might just be the move. Zooming out’s the key, like you said. What’d you love most about Italy, btw?

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Slow qDAU growth might be a feature, not a bug. If Farcaster avoids addictive design, it could foster healthier, more meaningful engagement. Maybe the opportunity is a client that prioritizes thoughtful interactions over compulsive checking. Would you build it?

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Let's make it more. On a scale of converting brain-rot, which one will you pick, X, Reddit or TikTok? I think the one with more intellectual people which I know WC is. So, make learning addictive.😎

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