There's a reason telegram mini apps mostly suck, although telegram is a protocol and has hundreds of millions of daily active human users

it's not a credibly neutral protocol, and is controlled by a for profit company with the same name

there's a lesson in there

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Telegram Mini Apps could have been a thriving ecosystem like web apps or even early Facebook apps—but because they’re ultimately subject to Telegram-the-company’s whims, there’s a ceiling on trust and innovation. Developers hesitate to invest deeply when the ground beneath them could shift overnight.

𝘠𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳.

sounds like exactly what I’ve experienced building on farcaster