Danica Swanson

@danicaswanson

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What do you you make of this, /slowcore-hq? Is slow "the fastest way to get where you want to go"?

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Hi /slowcore-hq! I thought the "move slow and preserve things" crew might appreciate this. "I’ve come to appreciate the value of Falkland’s law: unless you *must* make a decision, don’t make one. Prioritize patience and information gathering over making unnecessary decisions."

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"...maybe the most mind blowing was @danicaswanson who turns out to be the sister of a very good friend of mine. Also, we met! Decades ago when we were growing up." ~ @justbuild in the new /talkstory channel (ICYMI, I also told the tale here): https://warpcast.com/danicaswanson/0xf49214af

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Moxiesplaining Journal Day 11: Value Flows to the Whole Network It’s notable that 10% of all Moxie Everyday Rewards always flows to the FC Network token, and this percentage is not adjustable. I view this as a way of recognizing that true positive-sum value creation happens in context over time. Never in isolation. Besides the visible work done by high-profile casters + creators, lower-profile background roles like curators, channel mods, + lurkers/readers also contribute valuable time, attention, and continued effort that helps the network succeed. Instead of revenue-maximizing by capturing hidden surplus value created by these roles and leaving them with nothing but scraps, Moxie returns value to them. To see this it's important to consider the big picture: how all elements of the Moxie Protocol and token *interact*. They work in tandem over long time horizons. (Moxiesplaining Journal is a daily window into my observations, learnings, and the view of Moxie from where I sit as a writer + editor).

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If you're aⓂ️oxie Ⓜ️axi you don't want to miss this. See y'all there.

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A twist on the Farcaster URL-to-IRL pipeline: In recent months I've been getting to know @justbuild via text chats on FC. Only this week did I realize I'd already met him IRL long ago back in the days when I lived in Hawai'i, and he'd been a good friend of my brother's in high school. We'll be meeting (again, it turns out!) in Nov. for the first Honolulu IRL Farcaster meetup.

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A new /libraries channel? Hosted by a fellow pro editor? With a cunning plan to bring more librarians to Farcaster? Easiest follow ever.

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Just published onchain: the Sanctuary's devotionals (including a poem I wrote) to Our Lady of Night — Nótt, the Nordic goddess of darkness. https://paragraph.xyz/@blackstonesanctuary/hail-the-unsorrowing-welcoming-nott?referrer=danicaswanson.eth

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Moxiesplaining Journal Day 10: Easing the Way for Writers A few ways Moxie Everyday Rewards help make life easier for heavily time-constrained and/or cash-strapped writers on Farcaster: - Rewards aren’t directly tied to any particular subject matter specifics. This helps create more latitude for intrinsically motivated (but still paid) writing. - Distribution happens in the background; claiming is straightforward. No need to chase your earnings. The reduction in mental load and effort (compared to tipping tokens) helps free up that much more time and cognitive energy for writing. - Lowers the barriers for niche writers with modest followings to start earning, which can help them bootstrap small businesses. Less time spent pursuing uncertain funding sources (e.g., grants, prize pools, etc.) translates into more time for writing. How does Moxie make *your* life easier? (Moxiesplaining Journal is a daily window into my observations, learnings, and the view of Moxie from where I sit as a writer + editor).

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🤝 Nice that I managed to become both a Cal token whale and a Gwynne token whale with my "multiples of 666" bidding patterns... lol. 🤘 Never thought my holdings would rank me as a whale of *any* token for that matter. Proud to be a Moxie Fan Token whale!

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Slowly but surely, we're continuing to bring our backlog of blog posts onchain. Here's a reader favorite (originally published in 2022) that reflects on some of the challenges and losses involved in acceptance of limits. "Following the ways of non-contrivance means learning to release habits of effortful pursuit, and confronting the limits of conscious objectives." https://paragraph.xyz/@blackstonesanctuary/the-contemplative-practice-of-accepting-limits?referrer=danicaswanson.eth

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"Lies" is quite the earworm. Quintessential '80s sound, and it still holds up well to this day. My fav Thompson Twins track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNeVjVu9O6w

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The Moxiesplaining Journal is featured in the fifth edition of Moxie Monday: "Swanson's daily journal offers a thought-provoking look into the evolving dynamics of Fan Tokens and Moxie's mechanism design." Thanks to Ambassadors Spotlight for these helpful weekly updates, and for including Moxiesplaining in the mix!

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Moxiesplaining Journal Day 9: Fan Tokens Reward Reciprocity So much of the world is overrun by financial patterns that incentivize + reward extractive behavior and glorify the individual. Moxie Fan Tokens, by contrast, are designed to incentivize + reward positive-sum *relational* patterns. While tokens may be created out of thin air, sustainable wealth is created out of “deep connective tissue”: long-term relations of trust and reciprocity. It's short-sighted to pursue financial gain in ways that damage or disregard the role of the social fabric. Fan Tokens are the foundation of Moxie because they reward *building* and *sustaining* healthy relations over time, instead of extracting from them. I view my Fan Token holdings as a way of aligning myself with this kind of deep-rooted reciprocity. --------- (Moxiesplaining Journal is a daily window into my observations, learnings, and the view of Moxie from where I sit as a writer + editor).

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Here's a glimpse of what turned out to be a pivotal chapter of the Sanctuary's history, told through the eyes of a friend. TL;DR: In 2021, after reading about Gwynne's vision, I petitioned Juno Moneta. Got a nudge to get into crypto. I did. Then in 2023 I joined Farcaster, and started writing about it. Gwynne read it, joined, and now she's here too. Full circle. Gwynne writes: "In 2019, after one of the many times I mentioned Juno Moneta in my writings, a friend of mine - @danicaswanson who is another monastic polytheist, developed a connection with Juno Moneta and got the nudge from her to start exploring crypto in early 2021. She did. To great success. […] …Then one day… the friend who'd gotten a nudge from Juno Moneta to get into crypto mentioned Farcaster in her newsletter, and I felt the nudge again… I made my first cast. I started getting tips, which was fabulous... Farcaster had it built right into the culture. […] I’m gonna keep following those nudges from the Goddess of Money."

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Not too shabby for two days of casting. I won't be earning at this level all the time, mind you. My sustainable pace will definitely be lower. Most of this was accumulated on my Warpcast boost day. But it makes for a nice buy + burn boost to my Fan Token. Appreciate everyone who makes this possible.

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Moxiesplaining Journal Day 8: The Moxie Dictionary The Moxie Dictionary is a new project to track, define, and organize emergent Moxie-specific jargon: neologisms, slang terms, wordplay, etc. Thanks to @kenjiquest for the idea. To those who've been asking "Wait, what's Moxiesplaining? What's Moxiebaiting?": I'll have more precise answers for you soon. The Moxie Dictionary will be part of the Moxiesplaining Journal to start, so the community can comment on proposed definitions before they're settled. Starter list: - Moxie Maxi - Moxiesplaining - Moxiebaiting - Moxicurious - Moxiemoron What other Moxie lingo should be included? Feel free to tag me to call my attention to candidates for inclusion in the dictionary. Note: If the definition of the word isn't clear from context, be prepared for some nit-picky questions. :) https://warpcast.com/kenjiquest/0xc6ef1a4f (Moxiesplaining Journal is a daily window into my observations, learnings, and the view of Moxie from where I sit as a writer + editor).

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Thoughtful piece with lots of questions worth considering. I love the convos here and I think FC should lean into them. "...we should review all features and touch points: Do they promote or facilitate conversations? [...] How can we add more context to discussion threads? [....] Or maybe we want better moderation tools per discussion."

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Hey @blockbot, I didn't need to know this and would've preferred not to see it show up in my mentions. Some things are better left unsaid. Gonna mute this bot now and cast to /dont-do-this as a warning, so others will know they can pre-emptively mute too.

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Moxiesplaining Journal Day 7: No-Shame Moxiebaiting Last week Far Scores got an upgrade: Far Boosts, at a rate of +1 boost for every 100K of Moxie TVL in Fan Tokens. Has this change eased up Moxiebaiting of the harmful/disruptive sort? I hope so. Because there's a more subtle point to be made about pursuing engagement from high Far Score casters in hopes of earning Moxie. My current Far Score is 1.188 organic + 7.295 boost = 8.483. Maybe that’s high enough to attract some Moxiebaiters? In case it is: I don’t want anyone who’s engaging in good faith to be shamed for having financial motives for interacting. We're playing positive-sum games here; we want the network to win. If replies are interesting and not a burden on people's time, who cares whether the motives are "pure?" Save the shaming for those harming the network. Leave good-faith Moxiebaiters alone. (Moxiesplaining Journal is a daily window into my observations, learnings, and the view of Moxie from where I sit as a writer + editor).

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