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I decided to make issue 25 of babe a two-part (maybe even 3, who knows) special edition about decentralized social—namely @farcaster 💜

it’s live now and I’ve still got lots to learn and I hope it adds something to yr day.

thanks for reading, and thanks for making this place special. 🫡

https://babe.beehiiv.com/p/babe-issue-twenty-five

"Farcaster is less aggressive thought leadership and influencer reels, more let’s wander through a really big house with lots of natural light pouring into all these neat rooms and sub-rooms. Let’s drift in and out of conversations, actually read what people write... and find our people."

"On Farcaster, I've also made $88 in two months just for being myself. Not because I'm an influencer (god no), not because I'm gaming engagement metrics, but because the platform is built to reward actual participation... [...]

"Farcaster is a real one, and real recognizes real so…

"Just speak like the complex, contradictory, gorgeously imperfect human you are. Tell your story or stream of consciousness or jokes in your own voice, not in the voice you think everyone wants to hear. The right people will find you..."

Good read from @winberry on why the purple app is worth her time (and why LinkedIn is not).

I run /babe—a future-culture newsletter exploring alt perspectives across tech, art, and society. 💀

Word-Slinger-in-Chief /slowcore-hq | Senior Editor | GenX eldergoth | dark ambient music nerd | contemplative animist /blxstonesnctuary 🏳‍🌈

Danica: right back at you fr. 🖤

I heard about fc thru @shefi and then @0xaleatorik told me to find @ted bc I didn’t quite know how to get things going on here. I posted about this in an honest way, and ted found me / took me under her wing. 🥹

y’all are amazing!

Thank you for being one of the real ones, and for writing in depth about your experience in your first two months on Farcaster. I'm glad you're settling in and finding your people here, and feeling free to just be who you are. 

I think it was @ted who invited you, IIRC? She's doing a good job bringing on writers!

THANK YOU for reading (and pulling some great quotes I might add), Danica. makes me smile. 😊