Warpcast

ok, maybe i wasn't clear enough.
i don't sell any of the airdrops i've received from farcaster — they're all just sitting on my warplet and not going anywhere.

but i don't like having my miniapp library full of stuff i don't actually use, so once i claim an airdrop, i'll usually delete the app if it doesn't feel useful for me (why would i have a walletconnect miniapp, for example?).
same goes for following accounts — i don't like following people or products i'm not genuinely interested in.

that said, farcaster really encourages you to claim your airdrops — you even get a notification for it.
so my question is: is it bad to complete the claim steps and then delete the apps or unfollow the accounts afterward?

airdrops are from apps trying to get users. 

if someone is consistently not using apps and selling airdrops, i suspect devs will not be excited about sending them tokens, unless there is a compelling reason to be convinced that you won't do it this time.

Technowatermelon. Elder Millenial. Building Farcaster. 

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I think there are 2 lessons from recent airdrops and the discussions that followed:

For air drop recipients: if you want to be included in airdrops, understand that the reason people give air drops is to acquire users. If you tend to sell token and remove the app, you are less likely to be included in future ones. 

For air droppers. If you want people to use your app, free money isn’t enough. While you have their attention for a brief moment, make sure you are telling your story, who you are, why they should care, why they should use your app, etc. “what’s in it for me” is a good model for understanding user behavior

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Couldn’t agree more.

TBH, I’m not the right person to airdrop a token to and expect me to start the customer journey from the very top of the funnel. Especially since my default position is apps don’t need their own token.

Build excitement first then do the airdrop. Make me eagerly want this airdrop so I can’t wait to get started. 

Otherwise I’ll be the first to say I don’t fit the end-user profile of someone who should get an airdrop.

Sounds harsh, but there’s too much out there competing for our attention :)