Dhravya Shah
@dhravya
This is why I like & believe in Farcaster the X API pricing killed my project 2 years ago and I had to sell it off (tweets. beauty and @poet_this). can't believe this is still an issue I was straight up hit with a $43k/month bill for the "Enterprise" tier. I was 17 at the time. The situation was insane. everyone building on the API was panicking. I was lucky to get an acquirer but most didn't. same with my discord bot Spacebot before that. the inherent platform risk with these services make it hard to have ambitious goals and dreams. to the point where I don't even think it's a good idea to be building anything on top of the X API right now. its the sad, but very unlikely to change reality.
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Colin Charles
@bytebot
Use multiple $200 api keys as a workaround
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nainz
@nainz
ariana what are you doing here
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@BestCryptoTwits
@bestcryptotwits
The platform risk is extreme, I lost my blue check in December because I literally said “This is not a free speech app” and they took away my payouts, I got it back 30 days later but I was clearly de-ranked and shadowbanned on twitter after that, I made a whole YouTube series documenting it Also PayPal had been known to suddenly close out accounts by leaving a major multi thousand dollar “service fee” these sudden bills are a bit of an Elon Musk playbook Keep building, they cannot cancel all of us!!
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leoshke.base.eth
@leoshke
That’s brutal - and way too real. You were 17 and hit with a $43K/month bill? That alone says everything about the broken incentives of closed platforms. Farcaster’s openness gives builders a chance to dream again - and actually build long-term. Rooting for more stories like yours, minus the nightmare part.
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tk
@tike
bullish on you dhravya, beast
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IVISH
@ivish
Farcaster is the best place to BUIDL
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ZKraft 🎩
@zkraft
Got burned already on other projects. From that moment on I have a simple rule: do something that does not solely rely on one entity that can kill you with no appeals at any time. Dot Could be the coolest idea ever, but if that's the case ... Keep find another idea
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Squirtle0x
@squirtle0x.eth
I can only imagine the bill @deployer sees each month with @bankr lmao. But agree, I also am curious to see how this plays out with AI API bills over time.
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mic0
@mic0
Yeah fuck X, its just disgusting
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De Boy
@deboy
We want "DECENTRALIZATION" not "CAPITALISATION" 💯
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tip.md | Crypto tip button
@tipdotmd
One of the reasons why I created this, getting support for your work should be platform free. https://farcaster.xyz/tipdotmd/0xc43f6936
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D-wayñe 🎩💜
@drrrner.eth
Farcaster is the best place to build
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Crypto Chief 🚀 🚀
@cryptochief
Elon Musk is nothing but a ruthless businessman
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