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@stevedylandev.eth

Hate to say it, I think people like the idea of multiple clients on Farcaster vs the reality of everyone using a master client. There are still some great legos for building auxiliary tools like Frames, Cast Actions, or building the graph into your app to help jump start it. But in the end, I think Warpcast will remain the default client, just like Bluesky has a default client. Protocols like Mastadon that the dream of a multi client network doesn't seem to really build the network. You might be posting to Farcaster, but you're probably doing it through Warpcast 😗

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props should have put this in /hottakes lol

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that's good actually. the protocol need attract more people first, then other clients will have opportunities

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I think maxxing Warpcast is good for building alternate, highly specialized clients that don't need to chase the full feature set it offers, which is hard considering how stacked the Merkle team is.

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I just don't want a repeat of having all eggs in one basket and then the basket turns evil.

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Need to have more users to truly support client diversity

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I enjoy the fact that the protocol has been made in such a way that you COULD make your own client. It’s built for the long term

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yeah I'm bullish Warpcast, not Farcaster

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Also depends on how you were brought into the ecosystem; like was it Dan reaching out early days or later it was an adjacent community that build their onramp and you fit in

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for now perhaps. we’re so early sugar bear

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My thoughts and 69 based Iq idea https://warpcast.com/commstark/0xaf122f9e

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Agreed on all fronts. Photocaster.xyz is still kicking I see! I'd love to see a few changes to it and maybe we can promote it across a few channels like /itookaphoto

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None of these legos (Frames, Cast Actions, or graph) will grow protocol apps or third-party apps. All web3 growth is attached to financial incentives. For example, the surge of interest in Spring 2024 all started because of the /degen drop. Today there is little to no financial incentive alignment between third-party apps and protocols. This is the exact opposite of how Ethereum and every other blockchain grows. Everyone holds ETH so they build on Ethereum.

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If you want a TweetDeck-like experience for Farcaster, try @goatcast. It’s an example of an opportunity for multi-client support.

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WC is our main alpha!

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