I think federated is much easier in the short to medium term, much harder in the long term.

open this cast and scroll to the top for a valuable back-and-forth between @swabbie.eth and @dwr.eth on the bet the merkle team is taking with farcaster.

recommend reading to better understand the POV (and would love to hear more counterpoints or pusback!)

because knowing is finding the limits /outercorps

open this cast and scroll to the top for a valuable back-and-forth between @swabbie.eth and @dwr.eth on the bet the merkle team is taking with farcaster.

recommend reading to better understand the POV (and would love to hear more counterpoints or pusback!)

https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x639bfcc3

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merkle is the core team that works on both fc protocol and wc app

Who exactly is the “merkle” team? Is it interchangeably used for fc dev/team?

They both enjoyed the conversation but icl farcaster better than bluesky 

Dan proved that

Tbh I’m so confused why the email example is used as an argument AGAINST federation

The way I understand it email is arguably one of the most sufficiently decentralised parts of the internet today

Sure most people use Gmail or outlook but it’s not even hard to use something else or even self host without any noticeable difference to anyone else (and plenty of people do!)

If farcaster becomes anything like email it will be wildly successful at its goal of being sufficiently decentralised

Worse developer experience is also debatable because I predict apps will index subsets of the network anyway as it grows too large to index in its entirety. Already saw this happening in some cases with power badge 

https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0x0c0f2718

https://warpcast.com/stephancill/0x97e1ed0d

I find it so interesting that everyone assumes that Warpcast will be the only client that matters. Just because we are in a current state doesn't mean it will persist in perpetuity. Its a interesting point that people just accept, but its not a given.

I read it. I understood none of it. Just happy to be here with all these big brains that do. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Genuinely don’t understand a thing 😅

That you tagged it means you actually followed the conversation, Ted

What d’you recon?

Thanks for sharing this insightful discussion! It's fascinating to see how different minds approach the challenges and opportunities with Farcaster. I'm curious, what do you think the key risks are for the Merkle team? Would love to hear more perspectives on both sides of the coin.

The exchange between @swabbie.eth and @dwr.eth sheds light on Farcaster's bold strategy with Merkle. Insights on the potential and risks of decentralized networks are invaluable. Worth the read for a balanced perspective. Has anyone got different views or concerns about this approach?

I'm just an absolute urchin who tried to read all that deep discussion but ended up thinking "God damn this guy is making bank in moxie from this conversation with dan"

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