Our landlord increased rent from ₦600k to ₦800k.
He said the prices of building materials had increased. There was no renovation or improvement in the compound.
During our last compound meeting on WhatsApp, I boldly told the landlord that since he had increased the rent, he should buy a water tank for us.
The landlord replied, "You can keep fetching water from the next compound. It's very close."
Other tenants reacted to his reply with love emojis.
After two weeks, I bought a second-hand tank from a friend, connected a hose to it from the next compound, filled it up and locked it.
One of my neighbours came to the WhatsApp group and said, "You're so selfish for using the water from the tank alone."
Our landlord reacted to his comment with a love emoji.
I quietly left the group.
A 7 day unpaid trial, with only 3 people out of everyone selected for hiring ?
Is this the new hiring standard in Web3
People are expected to put in a whole week of work just for a chance to get hired
This is straight up scummy behavior from the team
Something about messaging apps started bothering me recently
Think about it
WhatsApp needs your phone number, most other apps need your email
And behind the scenes, these platforms can control your identity, metadata and conversations
Then I came across @snapchain_io a web3 messenger
Here, your wallet is your identity
➺ No phone number required
➺ No email required
➺ No account signup the usual way
Just your wallet and your keys
And yes, you can still set a nickname, so your friends don't have to start memorizing your 0x address 😅
But Snapchain isn't just about how you sign in
You can actually use it like a normal messenger:
➺ Text
➺ Send photos
➺ Send files
➺ Record and send voice messages
The bigger idea is what interests me though
A messenger built around Web3, where your wallet is your identity and data delivery happens on chain
Still early, but I'm enjoying seeing where this goes
Present yourself as an advertiser, one that brings visibility in exchange for a reasonable pay, else you end up trying to meet a target that is very not attainable.
One reason this happens is that many ambassadors (marketers) fail to understand that you should only guarantee attention, not usage. Your job is to convince people and, when possible, demonstrate practical use cases of a product not force or guarantee that they’ll use it.
Ambassador programs really ain’t it anymore
Way too many projects are just using them to farm free content, engagement, and promo from jobbers
No real value, no proper compensation. Just “do this, post that, bring users”
At this point, just call it unpaid marketing