Farcaster is unique out of all the alt-socials because it caters to the very small slice of folks who think Elon’s doing a Great Job with X and also for some reason want an alternative

The other platforms can leverage disgust for what X has become for growth

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imho, disgust in something far away is a recent luxury that we don't necessarily appreciate enough. the best social networks probably learn what a disgust/rage-bound local optima looks like, and steers away into more celebratory/imaginative vibes.

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Tbh I’m not sure disgust is right word either. Even if no disgust these ppl feel that harm of X outweighs benefit

I think of social like a town square
We don’t want screaming, horrible violence in our towns
I think the calls for it in our digital towns “FC too nice” are childish

feels like unknown territory, in a way. can a social network grow in multiple directions cohesively? what qualifies as nice/combative, or a secret, third thing?

agreed, I mostly use it for shouting into the void & random witticisms.
ngl, that's exactly the same for bsky & discord.

pretty much no "yes, and" compared to the ideal.

I’m not sure 🤷🏼‍♀️ I just know that on X I am now mostly too afraid to speak. I don’t have fun intellectual discussions there bc it not safe. Every post an opportunity for someone to eviscerate you. And I dislike the person it encourages me to be; dumb, combative, extremist, untrusting