Danica Swanson

@danicaswanson

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Deep Worth is a journal project on the worth of creative labor, and an inquiry into sustainable funding patterns for the work of those who practice art forms. It features four new writings by yours truly: - What Is Deep Worth? - How Did Deep Worth Get Started? - Why Am I Writing On Notion? - Is Creative Work Ever “Free”? The project is Farcaster-seeded — it's a liminal space of open-ended inquiry, spawned via a thoughtful group chat of about 30 people, with ample room for the FC scenius to shape its direction. I'll be maintaining an ongoing journal of informal writings and snippet collections there (including uploads of selected material from my "professional anticareerist" era). Looking forward to seeing what's next. https://deepworth.notion.site

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Heard this bouncy 1980s classic in a restaurant this week and it triggered a wave of nostalgia about my roller skating days. Even remembered most of the lyrics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCWCF19nUhA

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I'll keep quote-casting these excellent threads on architecture, because this is just the kind of deep-dive content I'd like to see more often on Farcaster.

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Let's give @stefdelev some more ideas! My most recent fav thing on Warpcast is small group chats, so I'll send him a DC with more info.

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I've been enjoying these recent casts on architecture topics by @huugo.eth, who is an excellent writer. Would love to see more architecture nerds chime in too.

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PSA for those going to ETH Denver: if you get a chance to meet and chat with @trigs while you're there, take it. I met him IRL for a leisurely project discussion over tea a couple of days ago after appreciating his deep-dive writings. (This was the first Farcaster meetup in Eugene, I think!) I got nerd-sniped by his principled and human-centered critiques of crypto norms, and left with a treasure trove of notes to ponder. Such a keen systems thinker — and a perceptive, attentive listener too. Quite a rare combo. Crypto needs more like him.

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For anyone who's been following my casts about my trip to Eugene: I'm back in Portland safely. Rail travel is the best! I find it so much less stressful than flying and riding in passenger cars. Of course the first thing I did after returning to my studio was turn on my favorite dark ambient and drone music. 🎶 https://warpcast.com/danicaswanson/0x028a83c8

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After having a farewell lunch with @popegrutch I'm now sitting in the Eugene Public Library for a couple more hours until my train back to Portland leaves. Eugene is my fav city in the US. Every time I have to leave, part of me resists because "Eugene is my home" in some way that defies explanation. Even though I was born in Illinois, grew up in Hawai'i, and have lived in Portland for the past 16 years. 🤷‍♀️

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My trip to Eugene, OR has been a whirlwind of activity so far: meeting internet friends IRL, helping @popegrutch with a home furnishing + decorating project, and lots of walking around town. Today we took a long walk through Skinner Butte Park right along the Willamette River. Such a beautiful cool rainy day! (Unironically my fav kind of weather; I adore winters in the Pacific Northwest). Haven't had much time for Farcaster, but I'll catch up with notifs, group chats, and reading when I return to Portland.

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Hello Eugene! I've missed you. 💜

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Slowcore HQ Friday Ritual (scheduled cast) What did you "not-do" this week? Not-doing covers "preserving things" as well as "moving slow," so feel free to interpret the question creatively.

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Slowcore Quote of the Day "What is leisure? To most of us leisure is a pejorative term. It sounds like wasting time. [...] "The real meaning of leisure has to do with a near-mystical experience where time stops and you feel connected to life, expanded by life, transformed by life. [...] "...it's important that we differentiate between leisure activities and escapism. Escape activities get our minds off our problems, but they do nothing to deepen our ideas or our experiences. We may need to have some escape activities, but not at the expense of leisure." ~ Cecile Andrews, "Slow is Beautiful" (2006), pp. 140-142

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Portlanders: anyone happen to know of a studio apartment that will be available for rent anytime before March 15? Preferably NE but he'll consider anywhere in the city. My brother's landlord is selling the house, so he has to find a new place to live on short notice. He's looking on his own via Zillow, etc., but I figure it can't hurt to ask here too. Price range flexible; move-in date is most important. I'd like to help him find a place because if nothing works out he may have to move into *my* tiny studio. We'd both like to avoid that... lol. Feel free to DC me with any leads!

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I've always wanted to go to Iceland. (Technically I've been there once, but that was only in the Reykjavik airport while transferring to my flight to Stockholm). In the meantime I'll just gaze at this mesmerizing shot. 💜

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More great audiophile nerd-sniping from the nichemaxxer himself, @matthewb. As usual, I'm taking notes. (The algo often misses quality casts like this. Need human curators to help them get seen).

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Love it. Highly aligned with the /slowcore-hq channel motto ("move slow and preserve things"), which was taken from "In Praise of Going Slow," an excellent essay by @tombeck.eth. Mending is just as important as preservation.

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For real. Lately I've actually been about 5x more active in small group chats than I've been in public. For a long time I just didn't get why people would even bother with group chats. But that was before I found *good* ones. Big difference.

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"...the goal of /impact is to build an "Impact = Profit Economy"; an economy where you profit based on the value you add to the network, not the value you can extract from it." Bravo, @abundance. Crypto needs more like you.

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Just read in the latest Exit International newsletter that the 3D print plans for the Sarco will be publicly available for download (with photo ID) starting in March 2025, and will be free to download in perpetuity. I've been an Exit International member and supporter for many years. These plans have been in the works a long time. Glad to see this finally come to fruition. https://www.exitinternational.net/the-sarco-project-timeline/ https://www.exitinternational.net/sarco/

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Six more days to go until my train trip to Eugene to visit friends, including @popegrutch and @trigs. Not sure how it happened that I have more friends living in Eugene now than I do in Portland, but I'm not complaining. Previous Eugene travel threads for reference: https://warpcast.com/danicaswanson/0xba2ae7bb https://warpcast.com/danicaswanson/0x735c72a9

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