Dan Romero on Farcaster

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What makes a good feature for a protocol-level subscription? 1. Features are enforced across clients — Snapchain, onchain contracts, protocol fname and DC servers, etc. 2. Any app-level feature will create incentive for other clients to offer as a top of funnel "our client gives you this for FREE!". This is consumer surplus. 3. Ultimately, protocol-based social networks should generate a lot of consumer surplus in terms of what's available in the standard UX for most clients. 4. Conversely, it's tricky to add features that are 1) valuable 2) can be enforced at the protocol-level. 5. An additional wrinkle is even clients can fudge protocol-level features (e.g. we support 900 character casts + a link for long casts and render them fully in our client; we link to a slideshow mini app but render the images in our client). This is why the protocol having a "official" client that is protocol-aligned and has high relative market share in the long run is good for the protocol.

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This is where I get a bit confused. How hard is it to bake things into the protocol so all clients can use them vs making a feature in the Farcaster client app?

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already feeling poor on farcaster

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Jacque(she|her)

4 images or 4 embedded? Like I want a mini app, image, audio mini app or link and something else.

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Serious objections to #5. Parallels with browser history, http, html show that external content is fine, locking users with ActiveX components didn't work, no official protocol browser needed.

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Not sure if it counts as a "feature" but seems like one of the biggest pro perks would be urging/incentivizing mini apps to give special consideration to Pro users? E.g. early access, lower fees, power boosts in games, etc. Considering the pro subscription is ultimately used to incentivize builders, seems like it goes full circle.

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creating a great client and also welcoming others to create other clients is a win-win.

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@jonathancolton

I love a good 2x2 matrix. This a step in the right direction. These are features I appreciate.

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pro app gets LaTeX casts pro app gets waifu

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animated pfps mentioned 🫵😍

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cross posting to twitter

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Scheduled casts were super cool!

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I can't upload videos or cast longer ones, I don't understand why?

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Really interesting explanation on how a well-governed protocol can create consumer surplus! I agree that prioritizing features accessible to everyone can drive innovation.

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@consciousessay

One thing I’m most certainly happy for here is farcaster being totally free to register to all… that would allow more interesting users here

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yeah, need protocol level boosting. As a pro subscriber, we can boost our cast so it shows up more in global feeds like Explore or trending.

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Can we get edt comment?

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Yooooo animated pfps⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡

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