Alright everyone. This is a beta test. Things will still change. But I think, after a couple weeks of preparation that it's time for a peak at what I've been working on lately. https://thumbsup.me/posts/hello-world?2

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feels good man

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We do a little day-one accessibility toggles. Every post on my new blog will be available in the theme's sans serif font, as well as Lexend and OpenDyslexic. As someone with ADD, I've long found benefit in reading with OpenDyslexic. I used it on Pocket, Libby, and a number of other apps. Unfortunately there isn't a lot of scientific backing for it's benefit to dyslexic and other folks who find reading challenging. But for folks like myself who've seen anecdotal benefit, I've still included it. Lexend on the other hand, has been shown in several studies to improve reading speed and accuracy, reduce cognitive load, and aid with difficulty distinguishing characters for a diverse selection of readers including, in particular those with dyslexia or ADHD.

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I'm hoping to formally launch my new blog this weekend. Will post about it when I do. No more Paragraph, Substack, Ghost, or anyone else intermediating between me and my readers.

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Enshittification testimonial. Desktop Edition Left: Paragraph, default Right: Hugo, with tons of custom CSS, custom widgets, and more.

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Just crossed 500 followers on Bluesky. Technically over 50k here though at least 20k are bots. I don’t really use X anymore and Lens is like 99% bots so I don’t count those numbers, so current in terms of reach it goes: 1. Farcaster 2. Email newsletter subscribers 3. Bluesky 4. Mastodon

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I ask that you not buy $thumbsup anymore. If you have any automated purchases set up, disable them. If you read my articles on Paragraph, and a prompt comes up, ignore it. I’d say that this so-called creator coin is a joke but it’s not even funny. I think what Zora did with the move to coins, and what Base and Paragraph did by following along, has poisoned digital collectibles; perhaps beyond repair. My only hope now is that the collective consciousness wipes the memory of this idiocy and returns to actually useful crypto primitives. We built something incredible, and Silicon Valley VC money shit and pissed all over it. In every place where I’m able to, from where I mint NFTs to where I post my blogs, I intend to reverse this trend. Hopefully others will make the same decision.

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🦀 TrustCrust Report for @thumbsup.eth 🏆 Gold tier - Highly trusted! Neynar: 100% | Spam: 2/2 Check anyone's trust score:

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Feels particularly relevant today. 46.6 unique humanity score on human.tech

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Thanks folks for all the comments. Eventually I’ll have to figure out the best approach for where to house my content. For now it’s on blog.thumbsup.me

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I went beyond what I shared here, and the insights actually become really interesting. I don't ever use these "personality" type agents, but it's very interesting to filter complex ideas through an emulated worldview trained on Kropotkin's oeuvre. I was thinking maybe I should keep prompting it, and then create an article that includes some of the most interesting Q&A snippets? Is that something you'd enjoy reading on my blog?

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My 2025 writing stats are here! ✍️ How many characters did YOU write? 📝 Get yours at https://fc.lensie.xyz built by @javitoshi

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My 2025 Farcaster Wrapped is here! 📝 4,479 casts 🔥 9,799 total engagement Get yours at https://fc.lensie.xyz built by @javitoshi

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I made a Paragraph Writer Coin. As I've said, I'm not a fan of these kinds of coins, but I find the article coins to be an even worse experience. So here is the contract address. Everyone who had previously collected articles on Paragraph or Mirror got airdropped some tokens. 0xBB538eDA5d11DD1EdD9AB40B14aBaC44b910ECFB

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awww shucks 🥰 Do I really teach more than I rant? 🤔

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