Liam Rosen (liface)

My name is Liam Rosen, and this is my far-st cast on Farcaster. My mission in life is to end the loneliness epidemic. I am attacking this problem from a number of angles: - I run socialfabric.nyc,. an aggregator of curated community portals here in NYC. - I published a guide on how to start a group chat for your apartment building (https://liamrosen.com/2024/11/14/how-to-start-a-group-chat-for-your-nyc-apartment-building), and have a goal of helping 26 such group chats get started before 2026. - I am writing a Beginner's Guide to Social Skills. - I’m a mentor for cabin.city, an org that teaches the social technology necessary to create resilient neighborhoods: hosting events, rallying neighbors, forging social ties, etc. - I am an organizer within Fractal (fractalnyc.com) and run the member community for Fractal Tech (fractaltechhub.com), a DIY hacker hub for ambitious, agentic, and prosocial founders and engineers in NYC. Let's create community together.

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I'm still trying to figure out the culture of Farcaster. It seems very laid back here. Shorter posts (despite a longer character limit!), more chill. People just posting about their day. Few seem to be worried about "making every post good". For this reason, casts get a lot more replies than other platforms. It feels more conversational. Also, the vibes are strongly wholesome and positive. Almost suspiciously so. How have I not seen someone seriously disagree with someone else yet!? It reminds me a bit of Something Awful's BYOB forum circa late 2000s. On the downside (for me), there seems to be a lack of serious intellectual rigor. Take the image below: not much new is being forged here, philosophically.

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If anyone needs space for a FarCon event, we may be able to accommodate you at Fractal Tech. We have a warehouse space in Williamsburg with a pretty big open area, an adjacent cozy lounge, a kitchen, and a roof. http://fractaltechhub.com

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I just planted my native seeds from joinmulch.com, an organization that helping New Yorkers rewild their local street tree beds. If you sign up, they mail you free native seeds and you can claim a bed and mark it on their digital map. With any luck, my plot on the corner of Delancey and Essex will soon bloom!

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