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Constrained is minted on @transientlabs 

The NFT includes the original art,
a 16:9 version for screens 
and the BTS video!

https://www.transient.xyz/nfts/ethereum/0xda3f736b6df68c88d4f8b0b38852e0f15c6ec61f/2

I’ll say, I miss oil painting and there is not much more satisfying than varnishing a finished piece.

I’ve been busy working on some art for a book. I have a tight schedule so I’m not online much.
The book is supernatural. I’m having fun. 
What have you been up to this week?

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One of the foster cats is starting to feel comfortable. The other one still hides under the bed. 
Our mini panther is acting more natural around him now 💙

reply guys

queerart

Here is some footage from the exhibition POST PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 at Casa Nua in São Paolo 

Curated by @fercaggiano @hugofaz & @thephilosopher.eth 

So many incredible works and people, it is a true honour to have my work Redmoon exhibited there too!

Great video of our exhibition at Casa Nua 💙

First Draft Club

The Algo’s Just Not That Into You

Something weird is happening on Farcaster, and it’s time we talk about it openly. This isn’t just “home feed doing home feed things.” It’s much deeper and more concerning. 

Some casts are skyrocketing with 10k+ views from accounts that have 1k followers. Meanwhile, longtime casters with 100k+ followers are seeing reach crater by 50%. The math doesn’t add up…unless something’s being boosted.

We’re watching artificial amplification play out in real time and this experiment needs to end now before more trust is lost. 

The algorithm cares more about engagement quality than raw follower numbers. There are several Dune queries who show the most popular casters by the numbers, but they do NOT align with the Farcaster Leaderboard. We know that not everyone’s engagement is weighted equally, and most of us have come to begrudgingly accept this fact. 

The home and trending feed have always favored certain accounts, and as little as two engagements with those accounts can amplify a cast to trending.  We see it and have come to terms with it. 

But recently, we’ve seen a new trend emerge: artificial algorithmic boosting…to levels never before seen on Farcaster…and we need to stop dancing around the subject and talk about it. 

A user with 1,000 followers might have a highly active niche audience, while someone with 250,000 might have a large but disengaged base…but we have Dune queries to show us how “active” each account’s followers have been over the last 7 and 30 days. 

Very large accounts (6-figure followings) tend to have about 50% of their followers be considered “active” under this metric (active=have casted, liked, or recasted).

Newer accounts skew higher because many are only a few weeks old, so most of their followers are obviously active. 

If the algorithm is boosting based on more active followers, it could explain the great discrepancies we are seeing in reach, so we need to look deeper. 

A new tool has emerged that lets us look into the number of unique accounts that interacted with a user's content in the last 30 days, and the data is very telling. This data counts everyone on the protocol, not just those with good spam labels. 

If you think your engagement has gone down a lot over the past few weeks, you aren’t imagining it. Usually, if 2-3% of your followers interact with your casts, you are doing great.  But what if most of the people who follow you never even see your casts in the latest version of the algorithm? Spoiler alert: they don’t. 

Let’s compare some of the biggest, most established accounts on the network to newer accounts who I believe are being artificially amplified. 

These accounts all have well over 100,000 followers each (even more on the protocol!), cast daily, and consistently engage back with the network. Their content and casting patterns have not changed noticeably over the last 30 days. 

The number of unique accounts they have reached in the last 30 days and how much their engagement is down is as follows:

15,400 (down 67%)
7,500 (down 49%)
1,500 (down 29%)
2,700 (down 36%)
6,500 (down 55%)
4,200 (down 54%)

Now let’s compare this to one of the new accounts that I believe are being purposely placed into many users’ home feeds (note that these accounts have 1,000-3,000 followers). 

10,500

The number of views on many of their casts are also between 10,000 and 18,000 views. Remember, the data above shows interactions, but even more people have seen these casts!

A user with 1,000 followers getting seen by 10,000+ people requires external amplification.

That reach doesn’t emerge organically. The algorithm chose to show them beyond their organic social graph. 

Observing a few examples of weird reach/follower ratios doesn’t necessarily prove systemic bias.  Visibility is complex and can swing based on timing, interaction graphs, and reposts by top casters, but the math doesn’t add up without boosting.

The people getting boosted didn’t necessarily ask to be. Now they’re targets of backlash; they are victims as well. 

Meanwhile, those who have not had this type of algorithmic boost feel invisible and demoralized, even if they’ve consistently added value to the community.

It’s creating a toxic imbalance that erodes trust across the board. We can politely say “vibes are off” and tell people to just mute what they don’t want to see, but that’s not going to solve the issue at hand. This is deeper than engagement FOMO.
We are watching something we’ve invested time into start to resemble the very platforms we came here to escape.

The algorithm may be silent, but its choices are loud. If it is hand picking winners, the rest of us should stop pretending we’re playing the same game. Invest your time here accordingly.

Must read!

I have an “old” account and I think this is hurting my reach in this scenario. Kind of sad in a way because who’ve been here the longest have the least active followers.

We are fostering 2 cats so it’s been a busy week with them. I think we are making great progress!

GM. My cat is very interested in my current project 😆

Farcaster

Don’t feel obligated to follow big accounts. We were once told FC is like Facebook; “why follow or comment when you’re not friends with them?”
Exactly.
So unfollow all the big accounts, quit commenting on their casts. 
Easiest way to avoid a spam label. 🫡😉

Had a friend over for lunch. We hadn’t seen each other in many years and I realized we’ve been friends for almost 30 years already 😱 I felt quite old thinking about that 😆 anyway, we had a great time and still had a wonderful chat, just like we used to in my early 20ies.

Some friends are for life 🫂

SuperRare

GM and Happy Saturday!
It is winter here and I feel a bit introspective.

Serenity

GM and Happy Saturday!
It is winter here and I feel a bit introspective.

Serenity
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fercaggiano

Live the same

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So, we live in Brazil, in a rural area outside of São Paulo (where I am originally from) The town is called Itupeva.

𝟭. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆?
The best place to visit in the region is a farm called Pé do Morro. You have to book in advance because they got featured on TV and suddenly they are a big hit! You go there for breakfast. Pick up some fresh cheese, bread, jam, and coffee and have a picnic out in the grass. It is so pleasant!

𝟮. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱/𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁?
My favorite local food is "pão de queijo" - a yucca flower cheesy bread. Classic Brazilian snack, and you can find it pretty much anywhere. And for the sweet tooth, you must try "brigadeiro" - it is like a small chocolate truffle. To drink, of course: coffee. We do have very good coffee here, but if you are looking for an adult beverage, go with "caipirinha".

𝟯. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗱𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿?
I would tell you some funny family stories. Like, for instance, it was one of my great uncles who invented the "jogo do bicho" - currently illegal like most chance games here - but he created it as a fundraiser to save the Rio de Janeiro zoo at the time.

𝟰. 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗖 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱?
I have so many FC friends around the world! It is very hard to choose. I think I'd recommend visiting our Matcha Queen @afrochicks and tell me if she really makes the best matcha.

𝟱 . 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺?
Let me find something 😆 Will send in a bit. It is a drone shot I took of the farm close to us.

Daniel is one of the sweetest and most dedicated people on FC, bringing people together. It is always a pleasure to participate in his interviews for /live-the-same

Memes

It’s been cold here, so when I saw the sun come out, I decided to sit outside and boost my vitamin D. 

The dog was thrilled I went outside, as I often stay indoors with the cat, and she took the opportunity to sit with me and keep company. 

Do you remember to appreciate those small blessings?

We have guests in my son’s room so he is sleeping here. And the cat (AKA mini panther) is claiming his territory. I can barely breathe 😆
GN y’all. 💙😴

I miss painting with oils… this was a commissioned piece and I also created an animated version as NFT. Both long gone.

Thanks @banthafodderdan for the tip 🥰🫂

Photographer from Upstate NY.
https://linktr.ee/banthafodderdan

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