Farcaster

FC’s prevailing culture (at least as I experience it) is that of 20-something year old men who know they have potential but are unsure of their purpose

This is generally a good thing because it implies unrealized growth both in the individuals and in the community

But sometimes the way it is expressed feels so bro-ey lol

“Founders should go direct.”

Yes, and a great marketing/comms player could amplify the founder’s message and 10x the impact. 

It’s the whole reason why Rostra — the “Go Direct” agency — exists. 

You think they’re just waking up and chanting “GO DIRECT” into the Ramp founders’ ears?

went to a bookstore that opened up in an old bank building today

what’d i miss

i’m so tempted to make a jihad token just so i can laugh when i see people trading jihad

if someone does this pls airdrop me some tokens while i touch grass ty

@dwr.eth unblock me on Twitter so I can RT Farcaster stuff 🫡

HIGHER

Nouns

higher is growing and grappling with questions of collective economic action and governance (eg how should @aethernet be funded)

nouns is maturing (shrinking?) and grappling with questions of economic sustainability and focus

there’s a sense i have that the optimal point for max permissionless participation with max collective action is somewhere in between the models of nouns and higher

the fun thing is that these are permissionless systems so anything can be layered and built on top. i’m trying to advocate for a fungible token layered on top of nouns with $nouns (erc20 backed by the nfts). higher doing some partydao stuff for select things you could think of as layering light governance on top of $higher. it’s fascinating. 

also have just enjoyed seeing @martin @six and @lght.eth cook with higher. i can almost notice the things they’ve taken from nouns and the things they’ve left behind and it’s a joy to see them freely express themselves as their full selves!

this is high praise. nouns had a massive impact on my career and thinking. 

one way i’ve thought about the collective economic problem of higher is through “onchain norms”

example: what if every higher-aligned project pledged a % of all revenue to buy-back higher?

Believe in Something

STUFF

fc should hire a comms guy that just amplifies all the ppl & projects that exude the ethos of the protocol working (content, media mints, audio spaces, etc) 

bet it helps w d30 as well

Build the world where anyone can build their own world.

“Believe in something” is lowkey a better narrative for ETH than all the ones swirling around CT.

Nouns was the first project that really captured my imagination. Learning @seneca was a fellow RISD grad got me excited, and the CC0 philosophy, and focus on public goods felt truly net new. 

But having to buy a noun or pitch a proposal to participate made it feel all-or-nothing, and I wasn't at that point, so I admired from the outside.

With higher I made one meme on Zora, @lght.eth recasted me, and I was in.

Agree with 40 that both models have their strengths, they probably make each other better. 

Maybe there's room for a Nouns X Higher derivative collection, minted in H and used to fund things that require more focused coordination.

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“With higher i made one meme on zora, lght recasted me, and i was in”

@lght.eth very in line with our convo

should i tell my wife that both of our date nights this week made me miss out on farcaster memecoins

Who cares about a bull run anymore?

We're all about that horse 🐎 run

It’s fascinating that Higher has managed to huddle so many memes under one brand and it doesn’t feel inauthentic or fragmented at all.

Many are not positioned for the scenario in which higher flips NVDA.

Bloggers like Khe ending their streaks. 

“The market for 500-2,000 word essays has disappeared.”

Thoughts?

Khe Hy

Bloggers like Khe ending their streaks. 

“The market for 500-2,000 word essays has disappeared.”

Thoughts?

https://x.com/khemaridh/status/1854907097701286322?s=46&t=u8pItK-nu0TdtOG8jcLETA

the mark of a great society is a culture so strong that individual responsibility outweighs the impact of "incentives" and "systems"

when people consistently outsource their own morality and agency, the end is near

Higher is where you go to 100x your agency. 

Network’s goal should be to help others find their unique vehicles to go higher. 

Individual’s goal should be to find that vehicle, change your life, and give back to the network that supported you.

Solana is gonna claim the meme and the current DEGEN team has nothing to do with it

such is life in an attention economy

in just under 5 hours, the newly launched $DEGEN on Solana has managed to flip the 10 month old degen classic on volume

first it flipped it on volume. soon it will flip it on liquidity. then on market cap.

higher. keep on degening. https://t.co/7AKjNdwTZw

bunny

Solana is gonna claim the meme and the current DEGEN team has nothing to do with it

such is life in an attention economy 

https://x.com/conejocapital/status/1854677064932376884?s=46&t=u8pItK-nu0TdtOG8jcLETA

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