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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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Ferran š
@ferran
2/6 I read The Tipping Point a while back (sorry if there are errors), and honestly, I think Farcaster has more to learn from that book than from any corporate or Web3 playbook out there According to the author there are three key archetypes that drive the spread of ideas and the growth of social networks: - Connectors: People who seem to know everyone across different social, professional, and cultural circles. You know, the kind of person whoās always like āOh u should talk toā¦ā - Mavens: Knowledge nerds. They're specialists and love sharing info on their field. People follow them to know whatās worth paying attention to, and theyāre often the ones others love to read or listen to - Salesmen: Charismatic high-energy persuaders. e.g., if Farcaster were a great place for fitness content, theyād convince you to join. But if theyāre into fitness and 90% of the Farcaster feed is about minting, gambling & memecoinsā¦ they probably wonāt have the energy to sell it (unless thatās their thing)
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Garrett
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Blue skyās main growth axis was politics/anti-Elon And personally i think having that as a uniting theme for initial growth isnāt particularly healthy for a truly diverse social network Will be difficult for bluesky to grow out of that to become more diverse as it grows https://farcaster.xyz/dwr.eth/0xed5e8e83
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Cristina Spinei
@cristinaspinei
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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matthewb
@matthewb
really well-articulated, thank you for writing this
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azb
@azbest
Please cast it every day until it lands where it should.
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Lucas | POAP Studio
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Keep this thread alive !
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