Farcaster

one of my only requests to farcaster as more users join and reactive:

building from zero on any platform is hard, and can feel extra hard when it seems there's already a strong in-group (as it seems here).

if someone (re)joins and says it is hard to grow here or that engagement is tough, i encourage you find truth in it before getting defensive or snarky. the latter isn't going to keep anyone around, but the former might.

i would love to see farcaster lean in and embrace new and reactivated users by:

1. replying to new users as much as you expect them to reply to you

2. sharing what's worked for you or others if you see someone share their struggles (and acknowledging it does take time and effort)

3. make someone feel heard, not unwelcome or inadequate

if we want farcaster to grow, let’s be the reason someone sticks around and not the reason they leave.

shout out to @keccers.eth, @matthewb, @bradq, @afrochicks, @garrett (+ many more!) who are really good at engaging with all users!!

in my today's article i pointed two things, that are originally about devs on farcaster, but can also be relevant to other users and imo close to what @ted says.

"And don’t underestimate the power of asking questions.
In 90% of cases, someone will reply.
In 50%, it’ll be a helpful, thoughtful response.
And in 10% you’ll get pure gold: deep dives, links, support.
That’s community. And that’s priceless."

"Everyone starts somewhere. Cool devs aren’t scary. They were beginners too."

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