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how to be thoughtful critical thinker in public?

still procrastinating 🎉

cc @arjantupan @justbuild

Good guys right there, they didn't even hang up when I started monologuing. ✌️ 😂 

Hope to see you again soon. That was fun.

strong agree. the design surface for channel focussed apps is under explored. we have useful building legos already with neynar, automod and openrank -- channel rankings and channel feeds are in a good spot. apps can further customize, curate and moderate channel users and feeds.

How can you identify reputable users within a community or channel?
- create channel specific power badges/user segmentation. incentivize good curation permissionlessly.

How to show better content/feeds? Which content should appear first?
- use channel feeds based on your own curated power users and their content (automod+openrank+neynar)

DM if you're thinking about this.

In current Farcaster, freedom of speech exists, but the distribution of information is not, with most traffic focused on early users.

Other blockchain ecosystems like Solana, Blast, definitely want their own social networks to control content distribution.

How to use channels to meet this need is a crucial growth point for Farcaster.

Recaster can be a client level tool to integrate with those dev legos and run some experiments.

building /bracket | hosting /greatbooks + /gray | ex-BCG, ex-PHD | poli + phil + econ

AppleTV screensavers but they’re all isometric flyovers of wondrous mid century homes

I have an announcement.

Safari > Chrome.

reflection on @base growth:

when we launched the @farcon precommit in february, we required the 20 USDC deposit on Base.

people were annoyed. we had to include directions on how to get USDC on Base (CB wallet or bungee.exchange and then bungee got hacked fml).

now ~6mo later, USDC on Base is pretty much the default.

Some alpha for the euros. New project.

https://scoutgame.xyz/

Currently deploying. Unofficial head platypus of /lp 

It’s insane you’re doing all of this by yourself.  Such an awesome user experience.  Everything is onchain.

you're an awesome builder and founder, much respect and thank you for all that you do for Ham! ❤️ 

1000 $ryl
5000 $units

Big fan. Keep crushing it, my man ✊🔥

You are a work horse and a legend. Love what you have built and continue to build! Bullish🍖

OpenAI partners with Condé Nast 

🔗: https://openai.com/index/conde-nast/

@grace moved to nyc to yell at me in person for my tweets

building @unlonely | ex google, youtube, @brightmoments

My name is Stepan. I love motorsport. I am fond of motorcycles

stepans

@stepans