$ZORA is out, the crying can stop now.

It’s wild how entitled this space has become.

Teams build for years, against all odds, to create something of value. Then the "opinion guys" and useless airdrop hunters show up, demanding more.

This is everything wrong with the space.

crafting farcaster.in + terminal.co + @usetab // from cape verde 🇨🇻

I’ve been using Zora for years, was one of the first photographers actively using the platform. Onboarded dozens to it. Experimented across all of their contract types, provided lots of feedback on their product. Have spent hundreds of hours using it.

But the VCs ate first.

Imagine an equivalent happening for Farcaster.

Large allo cashed out front running the builders/contributors/active users is not the vibe. Got to agree with that. 

I know there was a lot of anticipation around this. Sorry it wasn’t smooth.

Folks with large allocations accessed and sold their drops extremely early, before any communication about ‘how to claim’ occurred.

Contract claims started before claim site went live and crashed basescan. 1.5 hours pass before any comms from Zora team.

I don’t deserve to eat first, every single user who has contributed to the growth and advocacy of the platform in a meaningful way over the last three to five years deserves to eat first, before the value is extracted and dumped by half.

I am grateful. Airdrops are an expectation, and there’s lot of precedent for how they should and shouldn’t operate, at least from a community-centric perspective. And the way this went down ain’t it. 

1. Communicate the time the drop will occur
2. Send a claim link ahead of time
3. Don’t give large allocations to CEXs before core onchain advocate users with 3-5 years of contributions to the platform

Lastly, a lot of folks putting art up on Zora actually need cash, it’s not just farmers.

how VCs ate first? And why do you deserve to eat first? Sorry this is not it. Be grateful