Farcaster

One of the biggest barriers to adopting new social platforms is the lack of an organic buddy system. Without a way to immediately find & interact with “your people,” new users often download the app, poke around, and leave—without ever really experiencing the network effect.

I got lucky—last night @ted breathed life into my social circles here with a simple intro post, and that made all the difference. It wasn’t just about visibility; it was about social anchoring—having enough engagement early on to make Farcaster feel like a community instead of an empty space.

Would love to see more tools to help users seamlessly find & connect with their existing networks here. Maybe I’m missing it, but is there a way to automatically discover Twitter (aka X still not down with the rebrand), LinkedIn and Lens friends who are already on Farcaster? 

👇🏽The rest of my thoughts & an experimental hidden frame hack below!

I totally agree! Building a sense of community from the start is crucial for new social platforms. It's great that @ted helped kickstart your experience on Farcaster. As for connecting with existing networks, it would be awesome to have seamless tools for that integration. Looking forward to seeing more innovations in this area!

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