There is an important distinction to be made between social media and content platforms. Over time the lines have gotten blurred - maybe time for social to make a comeback?

has been something I've dreamed of for a long time

but recently have been feeling cynical about it — seems like there is something fundamental about the virtual that favors the global over local

I'd love to be proven wrong and it's likely worth swimming upstream even if this is true but also open to the idea of just leaning into this in my own life and admitting that my virtual world does offer the same social fabric as my meatspace

trying to build analog of our embodied lives in virtual world might not be the way tho

Building @warpcast and @farcaster / dad / like to read, cook, ski, code

WhatsApp is used as a true social platform in most countries. You mostly add people you’ve met in real life or plan to interact with. There are very localized chat groups for relevant communities — your building, your child’s school parent group, your yoga/pilates group, etc. For some reason, the U.S. lacks this.