nick (nickysap)

Reckoning with a decade in crypto, from someone who stayed https://nickysap.substack.com/p/ive-outgrown-crypto?r=3rdngu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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If the new regime did one thing it’s inspire some builders like myself to come back and get their products off the captured version of farcaster. Juke is an open source alt client for web and mobile that: - Has threads that actually work like X - Carries your DMs over from the monolith - Enables scheduled posts - In-feed voice notes - GIF keyboard - Animated PFPs - Keyboard shortcuts on web - Built on Hypersnap Download 👇 https://juke.audio

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First cast from Juke, newly migrated to Hypersnap

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Finished

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Farcaster's founding premise was building social that doesn't extract from users the way Web2 platforms do. That vision still matters to me. But watching the platform aggressively push casino mechanics while influential accounts push extractive, low-cap shitters is potentially more predatory. Facebook traded our privacy for advertiser money, now we're just getting directly farmed for our actual cash. I'm not innocent here. I've participated. But I'm financially capable of losing the money I put in and know the risks at the deepest possible level. In a real casino, the players know the house has an edge but the outcomes are generally balanced, albeit slightly unfair. You CAN hit the jackpot. You CAN get a blackjack that doubles your money. You CAN leave. The casino isn't woven into your social life. Perhaps this is emergent behavior and not coordinated strategy. But when platform incentives align with getting users to trade, the outcome is the same either way. "Build your own client" is at best a cop out and at worst gaslighting. We can't feasibly compete with the top Farcaster clients that have hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars in funding. The hardest part for me to admit is that the trading angle will probably work. Market momentum tends to beat ideology every time. But the values that led a lot of us here is at odds with where we're going. Are we really going to build something better than we left behind? Or are we doomed to create something even worse?

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"It's Difficult to Understand Something When Your Salary Depends on Not Understanding It" https://open.substack.com/pub/nickysap/p/the-creator-coin-delusion

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Big day for @circusdotfun and Farcaster. The airdrop went extremely smoothly. Hats off to @pirosb3 and the team. @linda coordinated the entire process beautifully, making us feel like genuine partners every step of the way. Here are some thoughts now that the dust has settled:

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