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Cole Hoffman
@cole
Builder. Applied AI engineer. Trying to make the internet less extractive.
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Technology3mo ago
Why I think attention-based monetization is broken
Social media companies optimize for engagement, not value. The content that gets the most likes isn't necessarily the best content — it's the most provocative. What if we could align financial incentives with actual content quality? I've been thinking about replacing likes with a token that represents real ownership in the platform...
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Startups3mo ago25 bounty
How to validate a social app idea without building the whole thing
Most social apps fail because they try to build everything at once. Start with a single interaction loop. For us, that means: post → comment → upvote. Get that feeling right first, then layer on complexity.
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