where is the best explainer on this platform if i want to get up to speed quickly

father, husband, css golfer, ux engineer, silently defining variables as /sdv sdv.wtf

oh wow for real? And all of this is basically indistinguishable from using twitter? That's actually quite the technical feat.

Does it cost to post? Still unclear.

Farcaster is the protocol that evolves slowly with proposals (FIPs)

Warpcast is the primary client and acts as a test bed for the core team to try and define new features.

Names (FIDs) are stored onchain on Optimism.

Data (likes, followings, casts) is stored offchain on Hubs, which are nodes that anyone can run.