Farcaster

When I worked at Facebook, we thought of social media platforms as akin to TV channels, focused on capturing and retaining the attention of specific demographics. Each platform’s tone and content shaped its audience and defined its appeal.

Twitter, over time, has evolved into the Fox News of social networks. Elon Musk’s rightward tilt has alienated many developers, pushing them to seek alternatives. The biggest winners of this migration appear to be Bluesky, which leans left, and Threads.

This shift highlights a crucial point: social networks are defined by their editorial stance, which determines who they attract and who they repel. For Farcaster, the question is clear: what kind of editorial opinion will it adopt, and how will that shape the community it builds?

Looking at various Dune dashboards related to farcaster, it seems clear that a beachhead needs to be established beyond people who are into crypto. What will that be?

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yet our lives are increasingly not modeled for the inclusion of any TV channels?

true, nature of TV channels are closely linked to editorial opinions, and the analogy supposes Youtube, Instagram etc. having similar links. somehow I feel it doesn't extend to farcaster as well as bluesky

But we do spend our limited amount of walking time focused on a limited number of media channels. In the past it was network tv, today, its YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Twitter (I refuse to call it X). That’s the point of the analogy.