Collected some info and wrote my thoughts about the current state of Power Badges here, from the perspective of a trad soc avoider, with 6mths on FC.
(i may be an idiot for only figuring this out recently, but at least i figured it out 😬)
Appreciate any feedback or criticism!

https://paragraph.xyz/@madlog1c.eth/warpcast-experience

September Update!

Scroll to the bottom, I have been adding to this original write-up

https://paragraph.xyz/@madlog1c.eth/warpcast-experience

cc @pichi @mvr @saxophone55.eth @0xmaru.eth @y0b - who else has been looking into this?

TLDR: Power Badges continue to be effective, while spammy content has increased 😤

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Would be interesting to make a list of all "perks" reserved for Power Badge holders.

Regarding channel moderation, if the channel info shows "no moderator" then the PB is used. The /ai channel is moderated by the owner, who needs to like casts for them to go to Main.

ahh touché thank you for the insight. i have yet to start my own channel (soon™) so i'm not too familiar with moderator settings

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What channel do you have in mind? btw LOL to (soon™). Need to tag @grandenchilada for this reference even though she hasn't been active on Farcaster.

ahh well i have been yearning to open a channel for a charity project i am soon(lol) ready to launch..

trying to transition my career into ft work in this industry though, so that has been my priority past months

tricky balance between side projects "portfolio bolstering" and "need a better ft job asap"

why did i start both these replies with ahh 🤦‍♂️

is it ahh like yawning, or like a micro-sigh, or like insight striking, or like none of those or maybe a mix of them? In any case seems perfectly fine to me.

While I fret about my own typos and such (why did I repeat "then" 3 times in that cast) I also can't stand so many casts that suffer from what I call "professional with a Harvard writing degree" style. 

They feel unnaturally polished, with too thick of a veneer, smothering the real human behind it. 

I love the casts with genuine, fresh takes and small writing flaws, where quirkiness and humanity shines through.

lmao definitely the insight striking option ^^