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"For that, we need decentralized social. We need better protocols, more decentralized implementations, and social products that lead with connection rather than financial extraction. We need builders willing to keep making small, reversible bets rather than declaring an entire category dead because one speculative expression of it failed." well said @dfern.eth 👏 the sentiment around deso rn is oddly reminiscent of all the bitcoin obituaries of the 2010s (e.g. https://bitcoindeaths.com/) despite that, I'm cautiously optimistic about this space because there's no better time to tinker & experiment onchain.. especially as the barriers to entry for building software have gone down significantly most importantly, there are real pain points caused by big tech incumbents that I expect will only get worse for billions of users over time- regulatory pressures for censorship against political dissidents, mandatory digital IDs, social media addiction, etc etc deso is inevitable. it's just a matter of time.
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bullish towards teams that are receptive to feedback and don't hesitate to execute on ideas suggested by the community. h/t @neynar currently experimenting with a purely algo-driven feed - love it so far. 2 more things I'd love to see on Farcaster next: - something inspired by X's List feature and FC starter packs, which lets me add specific users + channels to a customized private/public feed. the purpose of this would be to allow for more curated content consumption experiences that users have more control over, add another relevant data point that can influence the home feed algo, and improve overall user + channel discoverability - better ways to discover relevant mini-apps I might find valuable based on the content, apps, channels, and users I tend to engage with: e.g. a dedicated section for mini-app recommendations in the Apps page and a FC version of the og Open Graph-powered Facebook ticker which displayed mini-app activity in real-time
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