I have to speak out on the Farcaster criticism because it is a wider symptom of a cancer that has spread across crypto. Mind you, this is a team that: > Built a real product with real users > Tried something net new > Never launched a worthless token Something 99.9% of teams in crypto have never done. And yet, some of CT have been calling them scammers. This is bad for a few reasons: 1. It’s a terrible look for aspiring builders. As it is there are only a few real humans who leave cushy jobs and situations to come and build in crypto, seeing reactions to teams like this scares them off. 2. 99% of startups fail. Whether it’s timing or else, this is a fundamental truth. If everyone who failed is a scammer, then Steve Jobs was a crook. 3. It equates a team that actually tried hard to real scammers, which only justifies the work of the treacherous oily snake oil salesmen that fester the rot of the crypto industry. Do not give those slimy amphibians any credibility, please. 4. Crypto desperately needs more at bats. We are still so early in figuring out what works. Every real experiment (even the ones that don’t quite work out) teaches us something. Punishing experimentation guarantees stagnation and then we are all cooked. Crypto doesn’t need more critics, it needs more people with the guts to try. Be one of them, or get out of the way.