Degen

Some loosely held beliefs on how money will flow to creators:  

- "sponsor" - get status, appreciation or access.
- "collect" - acquire aesthetic artifacts for status
- "invest" - get upside from being early 
- "buy" - get useful services

Quick thoughts: I still think social platforms will capture most of the network value by owning distribution, then redistribute it to creators. Feels like the default until proven otherwise. Don’t think we’ll see meaningful p2p creator economies — but keeping an open mind.

Totally fair take. As long as distribution is platform-owned, value flows through them. Peer-to-peer creator economies sound nice, but without p2p discovery, they can’t scale. Curious to see what might break this default.

My casts are immutable, but my opinions might get a soft fork… followed by @woj.eth 🎖️

True, you can fork the frontend. But can you fork the social graph and distribution power? That’s the real moat imo

Not really—anyone can build a frontend and compete, so no one can lock down the network. The best product wins, and the ones that share earnings fairly with creators will attract users.

Feels like owning distribution is just a rebranded monopoly. Real progress looks like collective bargaining or protocol level competition