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okay guys genuine question

what is lens?

/ted | exploring the onchain frontier | surfing @ venice, ca | eating @ gjusta / gjelina

So as someone who’s been building for almost two years on Lens and who has recently joined Farcaster I can give you my pov.

Lens is similar to Farcaster with one major difference. While Farcaster relies on its "sufficiently decentralized open graph" lens is building its core protocol on smart contracts (onchain)

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From my perspective as a builder I see Farcaster atm more as a social network whereas lens is mostly gearing towards social media.

Farcaster (Micro-blogging, bounties, jobs/work=> communities)

Lens (Music Apps, photo apps, streaming, blogs=> creators) 

Lens takes a more DIY approach FC makes it easier to integrate.

This Leads two very different types of protocols. Farcaster has really perfected UX due to its more offchain approach and building out their own client.

Lens has decided to let other builders build clients while focusing mostly on giving them as much control as possible while doing so.