# Sub-Channels

By [Moving Onchain](https://paragraph.com/@music2work2) · 2024-11-09

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I’ve been listening to the Sept. 7 episode of "[Many Such Cases,](https://open.spotify.com/show/2hblb5N6kt3HvGvB1xkkRy?si=39d040144d714daa)" and it got me thinking about channels. I’ve been active since August, and I’ve seen channels evolve. I have an old idea, I think sub-channels are the next step.

Right now, channels are set up for competition. It’s a zero-sum game—"_let the channel wars begin_." That makes no sense to me. There's time for culling and time for growth, yet my impression at least is that we're in a growth phase, no? It feels like we're architected against collaboration.

**Collaboration Good**

I reached out to [@ghostlinkz](https://warpcast.com/ghostlinkz.eth) of [/music](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/music) - he was super open and welcoming. We talked about channel dynamics and community and ethics, it was cool. But it highlighted that - at this particular time in Farcaster's history - our goals could be misaligned.

I'm thinking of the initial Yahoo directory - but with people, not pages. Each person "curated' into the ecosystem, all done on chain and distributing value transparently & equitably. See: [/channel/music/techno/untzuntz](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/untzuntz) or channel/music/playlists/bananas. Doesn't need to be genres - could be anything - so long as the stem is being built - it's searchable.

Implement transparent and "smart" contracts for any rev sharing through the ecosystem and you get everyone aligned: Higher level channel owners can open up as many sub channels as they desire ifthey can find the right human, new channel owners are supported by the higher channel owners.

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*Originally published on [Moving Onchain](https://paragraph.com/@music2work2/sub-channels)*