@thumbsup.eth

On Mastodon, I can use any of a handful of apps and have the full feature-set; plus extras like translation, gifs, etc. My current go-tos are Mona and Ice Cubes. There’s even alternate mode apps like Pixelfed (Instagram classic/Flickr), and Loops (TikTok). On Bluesky, I can use one of several apps (my current go-to is Skeets), and have the full feature-set; plus extras. There’s even alternate mode apps like Flashes (Instagram classic), and Skylight (TikTok). Plus entirely different modalities like Anisota and Leaflet. Both Bluesky and Mastodon can be accessed via the multi-protocol apps Openvibe and Croissant. In this area, Farcaster is *far* behind. There are several apps but most don’t even offer the full feature set of the core app. None offers bookmarks or messages. None, except base allow for creating accounts. Some are novel, like Cura and Scout in the way the emphasize channels and users over algorithmic feeds. Additionally, Farcaster can be accessed via the multiprotocol app Firefly. But outside of the upcoming app Uno, it seems the community of builders Farcaster has attracted is only interested in building to extract. Prediction betting markets and coining everything. It is not nearly as grassroots of a network and it really shows. It is a VC network. I hope this changes.

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