{"author":{"username":"wake","displayName":"wake","fid":2904},"timestamp":"2026-10-28T18:46:12.000Z","text":"it's simpler than that: balajis bought the land but needs to clear out or domesticate the natives. he's not especially malicious, just arrogant, uninformed, and incompetent.\n\ngm farcaster has a strong commercial interest in the success of network state farcaster and will glaze accordingly. it's shallow, but pragmatic, and we shouldn't be surprised by their complicity. they've never challenged farcaster's status quo (and never will).\n\nintegrity matters little. they aren't journalists.","farcaster":"https://farcaster.xyz/wake/0x3009282a","firefly":"https://firefly.social/post/farcaster/0x3009282ae62a528c9fa55cb8e3def8128aa9ad96","note":"author hasn't signed the social smart contract; the cast may be restricted on farcaster.xyz"}