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FACTORY.FM
I SPENT LAST WEEK GLUED TO FACTORY.FM. THE PLATFORM, WHICH INDEXES SPOTIFY, ALLOWS USERS TO SUBMIT “LOGS” ASSOCIATED WITH ALBUMS. THE UX IS MINIMAL, IT’S CURRENTLY MOBILE ONLY (UNLESS YOU TURN ON DEVELOPER TOOLS IN SAFARI) AND PROVIDES A VERY LIGHT FRAME FOR USERS TO REFLECT AND DOCUMENT A SMALL AMOUNT OF TEXT WITH ANY ALBUM (ON SPOTIFY).
FACTORY FM IS ADDICTIVE. BECAUSE I’M PRONE TO OVERTHINKING AND OVERWRITING (ESPECIALLY ABOUT MUSIC) I HAVE LIMITED MYSELF TO LOGGING IN HAIKUS. THE INVITATION TO TALK ABOUT MUSIC AWAKENS SOME STRANGE COMPULSION IN ME THAT WANTS TO BE SEEN AND BRINGS ME JOY. AS THE LEADING POWER USER OF THE PLATFORM (IT’S NOT CLOSE), I WANTED TO DOCUMENT SOME INSIGHTS;
RIGHT NOW IT MAKES SENSE THAT LOGS ARE PRETTY LOOSELY DEFINED HOWEVER I FOUND GREAT JOY IN BRINGING SOME STRUCTURE TO MY LOGGING PROCESS. SEVERELY LIMITING WORD COUNT OR PROVIDING MORE PROMPTING MIGHT INCREASE ENGAGEMENT;
LOG AN ALBUM YOU FELL IN LOVE TO
LOG A SONG THAT GOT YOU THROUGH A HARD TIME
FAVORITE LYRIC
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU FIRST HEARD THIS
I HAVE FOUND THAT THE MORE PERSONAL THE CONTENT OF MY LOG, THE BETTER I FEEL ABOUT USING THE PLATFORM.
BUILDING A PERSONAL CARTOGRAPHY FEELS BEAUTIFUL AND MAGICAL. I COULD TALK ABOUT MUSIC IN THIS WAY ALL DAY.
PROMPTING OR DIRECTION ON LOGS SHOULD VEER TOWARDS THE PERSONAL. THIS ALLOWS THE USERS TO BRING PART OF THEMSELVES TO THE PLATFORM AND MAKES IT STICKIER.
I FEEL PRETTY STRONGLY THAT FACTORY FM SHOULD NOT INTRODUCE A TOKEN. RIGHT NOW IT’S A WEIRD OBSESSIVE HABIT FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SPEAK INTO THE VOID ABOUT ALBUMS. THE NOISE THAT A LAYER OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVIZATION INTRODUCES WOULD LIKELY ROB THIS EXPERIENCE OF EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL ABOUT IT.
IF TOKENIZATION BECOMES NECESSARY FOR FUNDRAISING PURPOSES I’D SUGGEST BEING RUTHLESS ABOUT ALIGNING THE MECHANIC WITH WHAT MAKES THE PLATFORM SPECIAL;
BE OPINIONATED
REWARD THE PERSONAL
FOCUS REWARDS, DON’T SPRAY & PRAY.
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
I ALSO FEEL STRONGLY THAT, BECAUSE THE STRENGTH OF FACTORY.FM IS AS A SORT OF REGISTRY OR LEDGER, IT WILL FIND ITS TRUEST FORM AS A WEB3 PRODUCT. THIS MEANS FINDING WAYS TO SURFACE THE NETWORK BEING DEVELOPED HERE THAT ARE MORE NOVEL THAN DROPPING A TOKEN OR INTRODUCING AN NFT. WE NEED CREATIVE WAYS TO USE BLOCKCHAINS TO MAKE NETWORKS VISIBILE AND MEANINGFUL. SOME IDEAS;
AN ONCHAIN SCOREBOARD
BRINGING LOGS INTO A TCR OR ONCHAIN WIKIPEDIA TYPE STRUCTURE
SOME SORT OF COMMUNICATION PLATFORM (NOT TELEGRAM, PROBABLY NOT DISCORD)
IT IS CRITICAL TO IDENTIFY THE VALUE THAT FACTORY.FM IS GENERATING AND STICK TO BRINGING THAT SPECIFIC (AND ONLY THAT) VALUE ONCHAIN INSTEAD OF PIGGYBACKING ONTO THE ALBUM CULTURAL POSITIONING OR LIKENESS OF EXISTING WORK (ALBUMS) AS THE BASIS FOR THE ONCHAIN ASSET.
I AM LARGELY UNINTERESTED IN INTERACTING WITH OTHER USERS IN THE FORM OF COMMENTS. THIS COULD BE BECAUSE NOBODY HAS MATCHED MY FREAK OR IT COULD BE BECAUSE I’M AN OBSESSIVE NARCISSIST.
IT’S INTERESTING TO ME THAT PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO TOKENIZE AN INDEXED VERSION OF SPOTIFY (LIKE HITPIECE) FELL SO FLAT WHILE FACTORY.FM FEELS ADDITIVE AND INTERESTING. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A THOUGHT PROMPTED BY AN ALBUM FEELS MORE LIKE CO-CREATION THAN MINING EXISTING WORK FOR PROFIT. THIS IS WORTH KEEPING IN MIND AS FACTORY.FM GROWS. THERE ARE PATHS THAT COULD FEEL EXTRACTIVE UNDER THE WRONG MONETIZATION MECHANIC (I.E. ONE THAT DOESN’T PRODUCE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL OF VALUE).
FACTORY.FM USES SPOTIFY AS A MAP. THIS IS SMART, VALUABLE, AND RESONATES WITH SOME OTHER THINGS I’VE WRITTEN ON THIS SITE. THIS MAP SHOULD YIELD A NETWORK. I’M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT OSCILLATOR (THE TEAM BEHIND FACTORY.FM) DOES WITH THAT NETWORK.
