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Something worth noting for the $SNAP allocation algorithm: it was built for the future, not the past. Hypersnap doesnât have the benefit of a pool of VC money to run nodes and encourage users/builders. All of this is done by the community and incentivized by a community token. But a token with a bad mechanism canât work in the long run. So the team churned through dozens of different allocation algorithms and got feedback internally and externally. This is how major botnets were found and their network impacts significantly reduced algorithmically, not manually. Why is this important? Anyone running a similar botnet in the future wonât be rewarded. This is baked into the allocation algorithm. The team used past data to come up with a solid algorithm for the future. This algorithm was created in public via the FIP process and can be changed the same way. So if youâre wondering why x got y, itâs because they had some sort of network impact in the past. And their efforts will helped Hypersnap shape the algorithm to avoid farmers in the future.
Without the fork, thereâs no guarantee/hope that FC keeps running if/when Neynar shuts down or decides to pivot. The FC network is currently a permissioned set of nodes. Hypersnap is a permissionless set of nodes. Anyone can run a hypersnap node. Soon there will be token incentives to run a node. If nothing else, itâs a useful escape hatch if anything happens to Neynar. Philosophically, I donât believe a VC-backed company can create a truly decentralized social platform.
You canât be too hard on the red button people. They are just afraid. Theyâve seen the worst of humanity and donât want to risk their lives trusting human nature. I get it. I almost pressed red myself. They arenât wrong. But blue pressers are willing to put their lives on the line for their beliefs. And thatâs special. I pressed blue not because I believe, but because I want to believe!
Lessons from 2 cycles ago for anyone feeling stress around fork dicussions: 1) You donât owe anyone attention or energy. You choose who gets it. Choose wisely. 1b) Block and mute liberally for sanity. 2) Action >>> Talk. Talk will get you nowhere. If you want something to happen, do something. Write an FIP. Write some sample code. Anything. The world moves at the whims of those who act. 3) Itâs not that important. Itâs definitely not more important than your health. Go for a walk, read a book, sleep. This crap will be here when you get back.