Farcaster

am i the only person who finds it weird that the #1 spot on the leaderboard has been occupied by the account that posts pictures of their dog?

nothing against the dog, it's sweet, but it's weird that this is the best performing content on a decentralized crypto social app

What 😮 metrics are being used to reach the top of the leaderboard? Views? Likes? I don’t even see the posts from those who are within the top of the leaderboard.

hottakes

The rewards system isn't inherently BAD. It's just terribly broken. It's designed in a way to keep the people at the top there, and they basically gatekeep who ascends and descends based on their individual opinions of what is interesting and what isn't. If you're lucky, someone will take interest in you. If you aren't, you're forever Banished to the bottom. It's also terribly nepotistic. Many of the people who dominate know themselves in real life. If you're not directly affiliated, don't bother trying. As of right now, I'm segregated to the leaderboard North (Game of thrones allusion) because the influential users who enjoy my content are busy with real life issues. The leaderboard isn't bad. It's just broken.