The 1 way chat is not conducive to building the type of community that I want. I do understand that it has it's place, but it doesn't fit into my style. I do think this style of messaging has it's benefits and it can work great for some creators who aren't able to respond to every single DM they get. That is not me.
The Alfa farming mechanics that the platform are built around seem to favor whales, and large influencers who can subscribe to 1000s of channels while staying DEGEN positive. People without a lot of money or followers are not able to keep up. You can argue that people don't need to "keep up", but I think the numbers speak for themselves.
This system seems unsustainable without a constant influx of new users & new degen. When things slow down, as we saw with the UX bugs, the degen you earn per alfa staked begins to drop precipitously. Or at least it did in my case.
I don't like separating my attention between 2 different platforms. For me personally, being able to keep all of my conversations in 1 place has real advantages, mainly with time management.
I realize that the platform is still very young and will hopefully have a bright future. As a DEGEN fanboy and supporter, I obviously want projects that use it to be successful. It just isn't working for me personally, and I think my subscribers will be better served with a different model. I wish the platform the best of luck and I hope it finds a path to the broader crypto market. We will call this goodbye, for now - but maybe not forever.
Maretus.eth
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In the past four months, the /success channel has evolved in ways I never could have imagined. What started as a simple idea to replace my Alfafrens has quickly grown into a passionate community. With upcoming changes to the channels, I want to ensure that /success is fully prepared to take advantage of every opportunity. To that end, I've decided to bring on an additional leader. We have so many amazing ideas in the works, and I want to make sure they all get the attention they deserve. Introducing my new 2nd in command, @roguehax.eth. Since the early daysl, he’s been a constant source of support—not just the “you’re doing a great job” kind, but the “yo, I found you 10 new subscribers” kind. On top of that, he made a promise to help return value to the syndicate and has been delivering on that daily ever since ~ from alpha calls to filling your bags and helping me foster a inclusive family environment. We wouldn’t have come this far without him, and I’m excited to see where we go next.
well deserved, glad to have you as a friend and colleague @roguehax.eth on here!
Thank you bro its likewise no day is complete if you haven’t /flexforgood 💯
100% facts.
I am glad to see a new addition to your team, he is a great guy and I am sure you will be able to implement your plans! and you will come up with a bunch of new grandiose ideas.
It will definitely help to have someone to lighten my load!
Of course, over time the channel will grow even more and you will need new people for the team, I hope you can find a person as good as @roguehax.eth
Welcome as new leader 👏 @roguehax.eth
A warpcast legend 😲 thanx my man and thank you for all the work you do here too
Congratulations rogue 🎉
Congratulations @roguehax.eth you deserve it
Very well deserved!! @roguehax.eth is the fooking man, the homie, and the brotha!! 🫂 💜 🤝
My first bro on this platform breech my day 1 homie thanks fam 🫂🥲
congrats 🎊
Perfectly well deserved He's the goat 🔥
Keep building it 👌
Huge! Congrats @roguehax.eth
Ty OG thanx for having my back and watching out for the OG in the early days 👊🏾 Now we’ve added another watchman to the wall 🤗 if you ever need anything homie my inbox is always open 💯
I have made the difficult decision to end support for my Alfafrens channel this week. It’s not a decision I make lightly, but it makes sense for me. Here's why: https://paragraph.xyz/@maretus.eth/why-i-am-ending-support-for-my-alfafrens-channel?referrer=0xcb69c793478a7355178979ae0be453bf61c378ee
I was having this same thoughts today and i removed all my degen from alfafrens around 12 hours ago, idk but I don't think i can keep up with, maybe the future is brighter though, left my $ALFA staked though
Yeah, I think it's actually a great idea and it could have it's place. But too many people joined thinking it was a place to make money, not consume content, and that warped expectations for the platform. The platform needs creators and consumers, but currently has far too few “consumers”.
You said it better Also felt lost as to what it's actually all about too
Very interesting. I guess you are focusing on /success more so now?
Yea, all of the same subscribers from my alfafrens are also in /success, but there they can all meet and communicate. On alfafrens, they had no idea who each other were. I think there is more power in that, for me personally. I want to build a community.
I love the decision brother! Keep up all the amazingly hard work 💪
I agree with this
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I support this decision from you! I think this will give you some more time to focus on /success Good stuff brother!!
Thanks bro. I just want to build a community. 🤙🏼
You are doing a hell of a job mayor!!
yep i just didn't have enough time to focus on another platform tbh - i was never destined to have a private chat that i had to hold together without a general convo going on in there
Same. I really like the aspect of building community around private chats that have organic flow without being "driven".
yep i really like the tram building it but i simply don’t have the time to make another level of content
U are devoting yourself for a great cause. Good luck buddy !
Welcome to the club brother. I made that decision last week.
I've been going back and forth about it for awhile. Asked my subscribers and most seemed to agree, so listening to them more than myself.
Makes the most sense. Alfa had a huge drop off. Hopefully you're not deep in the hole like some of us.
I decided to do the same last week and just staked most of my Alfa on big channels. Support your decision and makes sense to me.
Thanks for saying that bro. I was nervous to say this, so having other people agree makes me feel a lot better.
I’m glad you shared this and completely understand your sentiment. The mass exodus whether by choice or by “liquidation” speaks for itself. I do feel the platform has potential and is not beyond saving, but many changes will need to be made. I’m hoping this cast brings awareness to the issues.
Ditto. I think there is a path forward for them and definitely for superfluid which is incredible still. @bleu.eth is using it to stream bleu soon I hear.
This is very well written and I completely agree with all points. Bravo 👏🏻
Thanks for saying that man. I wasn’t sure if even saying anything would be worth it, but glad I did.
Glad you did. Literally started this very dialogue with my subs this morning. There is no perfect solution, but with a large presence our time becomes very valuable and the split model is taking away too much of my own time and energy too.