Warpcast

Follow up: what would a token-gated experience solve for you on Farcaster *today*?

monetization outside the walls of warpcast

communities are defined by boundaries: who can enter and who can’t

channels are currently like hashtags: anyone can enter. gating would make them more like real communities 

this would give hosts more autonomy, agency, and a feeling of true ownership

every host a founder

Nouns

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exclusivity is precisely what made farcaster such an amazing place prior to permissionless. why? because of the romerogorithm. in order for fc to scale each channel host needs to become a dan. that won’t happen unless they have authentic ownership and real financial upside

i agree the end state should be this, but the Q i ask myself is why is *now* the right time to launch that?

imo, FC has provided value to many sides with its accessibility and its openness. it’s magical.

what are the pros/cons of /nouns not being token-gated?

if not many cons, is now the time to intro exclusivity?

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there are many possibilities, need to balance between configurability and simplicity, up to wc team to determine tradeoffs

What is the token gating? Only casting in a channel or reactions as well?

The content is open for everyone on the network to read.

I like the idea that channels will not be exclusively token gated, but rather users who are members via token can opt into making the cast a private or members-only cast.