"Merkle just helps its friends"

How many times do I have to repeat that most users and developers on Farcaster did not know Varun or myself prior to joining Farcaster.

And in some cases have *become* friends because they stuck around early on when no one else cared. We've spent years with this people socializing on this social network. :)

Don't conflate something that's earned / built with cronyism.

Almost 2 years ago a friend snuck me into farcaster even though it was invite only at the time, and shortly after I began meeting a ton of incredible early enthusiasts (including @cojo.eth)

A few weeks into joining I decided to delete Twitter off my phone and make Farcaster my new home, and ever since then I’ve been building alongside the platform through all of the ups and downs

I don’t know Dan and Varun personally, I just have high conviction in MM to figure out how to scale the network to millions+ of users, which is why I’ve stuck around and will continue to be involved for years to come

Most builders here that have a relationship with the Merkle team have a similar story - you simply get out what you put in, regardless of when you joined

co-founder @survey x /ponder // benadamsky.com

Farcaster changed my life. Grateful for the community and excited for the future.