Ben
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Ben
@benbassler
dev, focused on user experience and design.
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just published an article documenting my current thoughts on decentralized social as a whole and what I believe is needed to reach mainstream adoption tldr; we need to focus more on building consumer-friendly experiences with viral-potential that even non-technical users can immediately understand and use — applies to...
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how i watch claude code restructure my entire codebase and install 10 packages just to add a gradient background
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planning on deploying this as a web app with a dedicated brand to evaluate demand + growth potential i'll be documenting my journey here and probably doing a lot of things wrong but my goal is to learn what works and get better at marketing and product growth as i'm a relative noob threw this plan together at 2am last night
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knowing how to use photoshop is basically redundant as a skill now you just have to be able to articulate what you want to create/edit and nano banana will do it for you
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last night i vibe coded an app with Google AI studio for generating images of models showcasing custom clothing items - using the new gemini 2.5 flash model (nano banana) clothing brands could literally use this right now instead of paying for a photoshoot, it's that good.
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just got doxxed by nano banana
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if I want to take growing an audience on twitter seriously, is the premium subscription worth it?
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i'm this close to upgrading to claude max to try out opus
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collectibles are interesting, seems like a good step towards sustainable creator monetization if holders could gain something additional by owning someones cast what could be a good use case for these NFTs?
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Congrats to all the winners of the “Chain Reaction” challenge — thanks @patriciaxlee.eth for hosting this awesome initiative & @newtp for supporting video creators and contributing an additional $200 to the prize pool! Be sure to check out /videolab if you’re a video creator looking to get feedback and exchange ideas ...
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*Thank you* to everyone who participated in /videolab x /dash's Chain Reaction giveaway. I loved going through everyone's submissions. And what great timing with Farcaster's new video feed. I just sent over $500 of rewards to my personal top picks among everyone who submitted videos to /science. Check your DMs to find
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right now, farcaster’s main appeal is that it feels like a small, aligned corner of the internet: pro-crypto, pro-decentralization, etc but that feeling probably fades once the network reaches a certain size — so what becomes farcaster’s main draw then? personally, i don’t think mini apps or decentralization alone wi...
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what do I get out of buying a cast in the @base.base.eth app? showing a quick explainer of how content coins work when clicking on the button would add a lot of needed clarity to the flow cc @jesse.base.eth
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why are you on farcaster? what's the unique value you're getting here that you can't get on twitter, tiktok, instagram, etc? curious to hear from both active creators and users that consume more than create (lurkers)
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More rewards for video creators in /science will go out as part of the "Chain Reaction" challenge thanks to @newtp who is contributing $200 to the prize pool! You have until next Tuesday to post a video in /science for a chance to win some USDC — thanks Newt for supporting and inspiring more video creators on Farcaster! <3
As a gift to the Farcaster community, I’m giving away $200 for the Chain Reaction challenge by @benbassler with Farcaster and @patriciaxlee.eth with /videolab under “Best Storytelling.” I’ve been so inspired by everyone’s submissions, and I’m so excited to see what y’all come up with!! Post in /science https://farcas
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woke up to these numbers on the latest feature announcement for /dash, @noicebot is an unbelievable distribution engine
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