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Ferran š
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1/6 I was reading this new paper on how 300K academics migrated from X to Bluesky, and I wanted to share some reflections because it shows quite clearly how social networks actually grow. What Iām about to say isnāt new. Iāve often been critical of Farcasterās current growth strategy, and thatās because itās not grounded in how networks or virality really work. Instead, it feels that FC is based on well-funded wishful thinking: abstract ideas wrapped in the language of innovation, blending Read/Write/Own concepts with old-school Silicon Valley consumer app logicā¦ without fully committing to either. At the end of the day it leans heavily on FOMO and incentives to drive (low-quality) growth. (Farcaster Pro subscriptions stalling as soon as users -or bots- hit the 10k NFT reward cap is a perfect example of this.) And yes, experimentation is great. Some of the best ideas emerge from it. But we also have a long-established understanding of how humans (as social and emotional animals) behave.
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Cristina Spinei
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Interesting! Most of my classical music colleagues have gone over to BlueSky (I havenāt). I recently judged a grant application cycle for composers. Where they could add their social media, every one of them left the BS box empty. I wonder if itās more popular for certain age groups?
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That would be really interesting to know. Personally, I (almost) donāt know any under 30 active on Bluesky. Letās see if that will change with the new Bluesky clients focused on media, resembling TikTok/ig UX. But I believe the fact that everything is public itās a big NO for young generations that like to have locked accounts or a mix of two accounts (one public and one private)
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Cristina Spinei
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Ahhh that might be it! And the composers that applied were 35 and under so that would make sense.
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