Hot take:

I think channels should be gated by default (e.g Towns). I know Merkle won’t do it, so maybe it’s time to remove them entirely from the FC app, decentralize + let clients experiment.

P.S. Right now, they feel more like a distraction, disguised as "community" building playground, but really just topics.

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[inaudible laughter] • prev manifold.xyz, twilio.com

What ya mean? They were membership only when they first launched the current iteration of channels.

People quickly asked for public mode.

i know what i meant was it was a dual approach (people obviously chose the safest - obv didn't help growth or alignment). My wish is that they were gated here by default.

so:
- topics: become what we call now channels
- channel becomes a protocol feature, clients can experiment

They were gated by default. Super confusing to new users.

Current channels owners don’t want to have to use other clients.

I would are: No one wants to use other clients But many value access to a main social media feed + x (crypto wallet, apps, community/interest chats).

Prob will use Channels again for some startup/token community/friends group - but still afraid I put in effort that goes to waste (without good tools, with incoming changes)