I've been using Farcaster since @dwr onboarded me back in Fall 2021. I was very pleasantly surprised to see the bump in DAUs / interest once frames were launched. 

That being said - Why did frames make Farcaster pop? Did Farcaster just reach critical mass already and this was a catalyst? Or were Frames the kind of ...

I think traditional social media inherently deprioritizes links so strongly that people are unable to truly express themselves. 

With frames, as I understand it, people can bring in glimpses of other sites directly, like peeling back a layer to reveal the bigger picture of the world beneath.