dusan
@ds8
i’m usually the last to hate on experiments, but farcaster PRO is hands-down the least thought-through feature merkle has ever rolled out. and that is an understatement. (disclaimer: i’m a late pro holder—no nft for me. so i get it might sound salty, but I’ve had this rant sitting in my drafts even before the release, so bear with me) 1) it’s a terrible signal for willingness to pay. people buy worse crap when it means any kind of exclusivity 2) it’s driving a massive wedge between PROs and everyone else. not even 24 hours in, and we’ve got exclusive airdrops and gated content popping up. that’d be kinda okay if merkle was orchestrating it, but nope—it’s bottom-up. the mind virus has spread, and now early PRO holders are treated like some elite class of crypto royalty bought status works in stuffy nightclubs or country clubs, where there’s a velvet rope and a bouncer to keep the outgroup out. but not so much on a social network 1/2
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rickacrane 🎩
@thepapercrane
I haven't subbed yet and felt a little fomo over all this. The reason I didn't dive in was I am cautious of subscription models. Look at how it's played out on X! The app is so bad now. Not worth the $ there and glad I didn't commit. I'd love to support FC as I think it's the best place to be but I am not sure about 100% of my subscription going to weekly rewards? I would be much happier investing in a scaled up onboarding programme. I think that is top priority here. Not paying, in some cases a wage, to a handful of the same popular people each week.
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