Farcaster

I have a pretty high tolerance for edgy humor as well as controversy and confrontation but Twitter/X has become an absolute cesspool since Elon Musk took over. The platform is almost like another Stormfront at this point and is full of racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, sexism, homophobia and all manner of insipid and hateful commentary masquerading as wisdom. For all the faults that Twitter had before it has become magnitudes more unpleasant and chaotic.

Part of my attraction for Farcaster is the idea of finding a “frontier” where new community can be built on a more solid basis and the mistakes of the past can be avoided. So far I have appreciated the positive attitudes and interactions of people I have encountered and think it shows promise for building a more socially and politically beneficial platform for discourse. https://x.com/sohrabahmari/status/1810612672733327709?s=46

Writer, podcaster, and commentator on foreign affairs and politics. Runs /dropglobalnews

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One big difference is Warpcast != Farcaster. So if someone doesn’t like the algorithmic choices here , they can build another client of their own. Something impossible with any web2 platform.

That is very interesting; I was actually unsure of the difference between Warpcaster and Farcaster per se. Building a new client with a different algorithmic basis is intriguing prospect.