Base

If someone quasi technical but not fully crypto-pilled wants to start hacking/building something with base, what's a good starting point or a good project for them to try?

think of the "hello world ++" you would send a friend when they want to learn some piece of tech.

you can learn how to create simple nft smart contract, deploy it, mint nfts via sdk, and make it accessible via frame. entry level knowledge, but covers a lot of things. good article here

you can learn how to create simple nft smart contract, deploy it, mint nfts via sdk, and make it accessible via frame. entry level knowledge, but covers a lot of things. good article here https://docs.kriptonio.com/blog/farcaster-gasless-nft-frame