One point that's not clear to me yet, is what drives the demand and price. What makes someone want to collect a cast?

Rn, the answer seems to be, the author of the cast, ie. the social capital they already have on (or bring to) Farcaster.

Which leaves out the "new creator", whose social capital is zero.

Can a new creator post something that is not just interesting, or funny, but collection-worthy? Will be interesting to see. (Maybe speculation on the future of the creator can be a driver.)

Follow up thoughts. Why would someone collect a cast?

- A meme: Shared culture
- A memento: More personal, something you want to remember for personal reasons.
- Part of a collection: I wouldn't be surprised if someone collected all bird photos, or food photos, or recipes or cars shared on Farcaster. (Is this Philocastery?)

It's starting to make more sense.

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