Farcaster

69 Reasons I Love Farcaster

1. The people here are _real_ (except the bots).

Apparently pseudonymity doesn't make much of a difference, or perhaps even enhances the ability to make relationships. FC people feel more like *real people* than FB/X/Insta.

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Wanna be the very best. Creator of @moxiescout /miw /buck. ゼニゼニ

You get tangibly rewarded by create value for others. Just build/write/create something others value.

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Being clever is not a pre-requisite. It helps, but it's not table stakes. Same goes for being attractive, dramatic, or whatever other social networks reward. 

You just have to _create value_.

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There are building blocks for coders everywhere. It’s like a gigantic playground.

Like Frames!

https://docs.farcaster.xyz/developers/frames/v2/

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You don't have to be an "OG" to enjoy yourself or make money. I joined knowing ZERO people and had less than 300 followers on Twitter.

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i’ve now created 10 videos documenting my journey to the olympics onchain!

this is my process ↓ 

- i film footage using the dji pocket 3 

(its pretty easy to film training as the camera is so small so no one even notices)

- use a lightning sd card reader to save the videos to my phone

- i watch back the footage and reflect on the week

- create a script and record the voiceover

- edit using capcut on my mobile

it takes me about 2 hours to edit a 30 second video 

- create thumbnail

- then finally mint on zora

i really love it and i’m learning lots about myself in the process 

thanku to everyone who watches them hehe!

Talent density is off the charts. Brilliant people to learn from left and right...and most people are extremely approachable.

https://warpcast.com/afrochicks/0x3ef1fbec

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clanker ecosystem

Moxie Official

veil.cash

Native

Degen

"Farcaster eats first"

If you do want to make money trading or getting in early, there’s so much alpha on here. (see /clanker, /airstack, /veil, /nativefun, /degen, etc).

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There’s a genuinely funny parody account in @randomerror.eth 

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Sufficient decentralization is smart.

https://www.varunsrinivasan.com/2022/01/11/sufficient-decentralization-for-social-networks

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Farcaster can’t just charge a gajillion dollars for their API.

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Warpcast’s like button morphs depending on the text inside. For example, if I write rainbow, the like button will turn into a rainbow.

This also works for wowow and degen.

(really hoping one of these works)

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@bountycaster was built on top of Farcaster and makes it dead easy to use the network to get help with work, get more attention to a question you might have. Or on the other end, find hackathons to participate in, new jobs in the space, etc.

(also the founders are really great people)

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Sometimes people tip me $DEGEN for sharing my runs. 

I think I’ve made more from this than some professional track athletes!

(unfortunately also a commentary on professional track athletics, but nonetheless!)

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@vitalik.eth casts and replies regularly 🔥

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Books

/books AMAs are fantastic and you're very likely to have your question answered

(s/o to @phil for doing all the grunt work to make these possible. I still go back to the AMAs with @matt and @dylanoa4 all the time)

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FC ecosystem projects like @alfafrens use the Farcaster social graph out of the gate to bootstrap their app. Lots of other creative applications take advantage of this as well.

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I get the feeling that there's a strong group of people who deeply care about the success of the network beyond financial incentives, despite it being a crypto content-heavy network.

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Once you build a few things, lots of people will hop on a call with you. 

All of the calls I’ve had so far have been wonderful. Builders, musicians, writers, founders, artists, and more...

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Video Game Music・ゲーム音楽

There’s a /videogamemusic channel. I often get my daily work tunes from here.

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I sometimes get invited to talk about Moxie and more on Japanese radio shows. Never expected this would be a thing (h/t @kenjiquest for the invite)

これからもよろしくお願いします〜

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Speaking of Japanese radio shows, there are nice sub-communities in different languages. Most people still use English, but I can get my foreign language fix if I want.

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Dostoevsky, don't forget that life is a gift

@dylanoa4 posts these book quotes that without fail make me sit back, close my eyes, and make both big and small adjustments to my life.

https://warpcast.com/dylanoa4/0x0f07491d

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Creators like @jacek, @betashop.eth, and @deployer work nonstop to create cool stuff for us...and they launch it all here...for us.

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Hi /degen 

Created my first frame today, dedicated to you all. 

Our memories fade quickly, so I hope you enjoy this stroll down Degen Memory Lane, where you can see some of the tips you were given and from who.

https://degen-lane.vercel.app/api

(please tell me if it breaks, lots of experimenting going on!)

Towards the end of my first month, I made a frame called “Degen Memory Lane” to do a technical exploration and one user tipped me 10,000 $DEGEN. This was over $300 at the time and blew my mind.

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Towards the end of my first month, I made a frame called “Degen Memory Lane” to do a technical exploration and one user tipped me 10,000 $DEGEN. This was over $300 at the time and blew my mind.

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https://warpcast.com/zeni.eth/0xca2c3acc

the-arena

There’s a channel called /the-arena, which works like a lightweight accountability framework…post what you shipped during the week or you get kicked out.

It's light yet powerful for staying on course.

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If you want to create a financially sustainable community or service, @hypersub plugs into Farcaster very nicely.

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larry

I launched a /larry token called $buck (on a whim) and >80 people bought in to the party round. 

Most have since sold (which is fine!). More to do with this soon, hopefully.

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If you want more attention on a cast you make, you can use Moxie Earn, Degen Raindrops, or even Bountycaster to help spread the word. 

None of these were made by the Farcaster team, but they still work.

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@jessepollak is on Farcaster trying to help builders go viral. If you build something cool on @base, there’s a damn good chance he’ll promote it.

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I met a designer on Farcaster who lives across the world.

He designed the T-shirts for my 2yo’s nursery school!

They came out so well. Some other Farcasters even pitched in to increase the amount we could tip the designer.

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Most Important Work (MIW)

The streaks feature in Warpcast aligns nicely with my desire to make progress on my “Most Important Work” every day. 

I created an /miw channel for this and really enjoy making good keeping the streak going.

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Farcaster helped me earn a solid 5 figures in tokens (so far). 

I've heard of several others for whom the number well into the six figures.

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It's trivially easy to send money in Warpcast.

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Farcaster is still early enough where you have something naturally in common with other Farcasters. The FC meetup at Devcon really reinforced this.

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If you're building something on Farcaster and need help, you can ping a variety of people, but especially @samuellhuber.eth, who is infinitely helpful. 

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If it's a Monday on Farcaster, there's probably something cool about to be launched at evening Eastern Time. This isn't planned, there are just lots of builders making cool stuff.

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Parenting

The /parenting channel is one of the most helpful cozy corners on the internet. My life, and my 2yo's life, is so much better for finding it.

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I Took a Photo!

ITAP📸 

Kayaks are lined up on a dock, awaiting their next adventure🤠

Even if you don't care about crypto or dev stuff, there are a lot of other fun corners to play with like /itookaphoto, where you share, well, photos you took! 

https://warpcast.com/umberto0x/0xebe8f744

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Most people don't care at all who you are outside of Farcaster.

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Asking a thoughtful question in the comments almost always results in a thoughtful response. 

This might not always remain the case as the network scales, but I love that it is now.

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For whatever reason, the Farcaster team just keeps sending me $5 to $30 of USDC every week. I hesitate to ask @dwr.eth why this in the off-chance it was a mistake.

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You get to see the product being developed in real time and even play a part if you want to. You can join Farcaster dev calls (they're all open) or even comment on their pull requests.

It's fun to watch, and even more so to contribute.

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If you don't like Warpcast, you actually _can_ "make your own client". We're not even scratching the surface of potential here, but @super and @recaster-fc are taking shots at goal.

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Frames v1 were very simple apps inside the social feed, but v2 frames are legit impressive and fun. I have to stop myself from playing too much Farcade and @calmer is beautifully made.

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Last year, when I was a complete crypto newbie, a user sent me a book in the mail. All the way to Okinawa! 

And then another user saw this and did the same for someone else. 

<3

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Running

There's an active /running community that is low-drama and extremely supportive regardless of where you're at. Some people are super accomplished and others are just starting out. 

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toe spacer

Household product recommendations have a surprisingly high hit rate. Never did buy into the whole /toe-spacer thing, though.

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Apparently Crypto Twitter (aka CT) is a wild place and Farcaster is more builder-focused. I've never really done anything on Crypto Twitter, so I can't say for sure, but there's definitely a pro-builder energy on FC that's hard to feel anywhere else on the internet.

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You don't have to ask permission to do anything. You just...do it.

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Founders

The /founders channel is full of _real founders_, with great takes. It's easy to know, because a lot of them are building things on Farcaster. 

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Farcaster makes getting your first 1000 power users really, really easy. Even though the total network isn't that large yet, this initial boost is huge.

There's a reason you see the phrase "incubated on Farcaster"

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GM Farcaster (podcast)

There's a podcast called /gmfarcaster that gives updates on the latest network happenings. The hosts are wonderful and it's basically a daily thing.

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FarCon

I haven't been yet, but I've heard great things about /farcon - an in-person event for Farcaster fans.

NYC 2025 is a bit far for me, but we'll see!

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You can create AI agents and set them loose on Farcaster. They're easily launched with help from @neynar. Here's a great essay arguing that FC is for more than just crypto 

https://paragraph.xyz/new/@pirosb3/farcaster-is-not-just-for-crypto

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My Top 9 on @rodeodotclub featuring @maheshb, @beholdingeye, @hind, @reneecampbell, @victoresteves.eth, @awaiskhan, @acidboy, @meeshuno, and others

Art is alive here. There are people casting their work daily. Some people even do this full-time and use Farcaster as a springboard to launch their projects.

https://warpcast.com/zachlipp/0xe4972506

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Starting with a fresh account was much easier for me on Farcaster than it was on Twitter because of channels and sub-communities.

I immediately started getting engagement, which turned into more and more.

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they have a dashing cmo 

https://warpcast.com/v/0xc699f822

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Applications like @interface also integrate with Farcaster. You'll see the same names, know who to trust, and who might turn you into exit liquidity.

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You can "tip" tokens like $degen and ham to reward content that you appreciate. Even though this gets abused sometimes, it generally creates an atmosphere of fun and I think it improves the quality of the content overall.

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When I was shipping daily @moxiescout updates, the community would regularly come through to help support me and cheer with me. Having such a tight relationship with your users is a builder's dream.

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There's a lot of money that flows through Farcaster and the extended ecosystem. If you want to earn, you have new chances basically every single day. 

I miss new things all the time, but always feel like something else will come up next.

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The Farcaster/Warpcast team is committed to testing out features first in Warpcast and then baking them into the protocol as they start working as intended. This is smart and the right order of operations.

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Crypto x AI is at its best on Farcaster. Tools like @bankr came out first here, and streamline a lot of the frustrating UX that comes part and parcel with much of crypto.

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You get paid for hot takes, even if you're a small account.

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First Draft Club

There are lots of other clever programs like /firstdraft, where financial incentives are built in to help people accomplish the things they already want to do. I'm happy to pay for these.

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Because you hear about new projects so frequently, it makes you feel a bit like a small time angel investor buying their tokens on launch. 

(NFA, DYOR!)

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FC has reinvented Facebook's poke, but for a new generation.

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You eventually develop a good sense for what strong memetic forces look like. There's not so much noise that it's impossible to tune things out, nor is their so little signal that you don't notice. See $spinach for an example.

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It's easy to make money on Farcaster 

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It's easy to make friends on Farcaster

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