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"Writers, Web3, and Earning a Living," a 3 min read from last month, is my most popular work on @paragraph. 

Someday I hope to write another piece about how web3 fundamentally changed the earnings landscape for writers.

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"Writers, Web3, and Earning a Living," a 3 min read from last month, is my most popular work on @paragraph. 

Someday I hope to write another piece about how web3 fundamentally changed the earnings landscape for writers.

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Thanks! 

I'm skeptical about "engagement," at least inasmuch as it's portrayed by some VCs and influencers in the "creator economy." For both writers and readers it adds more labor, but the value flows aren't returning to them in proper measure.

But I'm excited about rewards and experiments with onchain monetization.

Great read. Would love to see the future of writing emerge onchain with new types of engagement, rewards and monetisation mechanisms

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Glad you enjoyed it! 

With all due respect, an "overview of the power of monetizing in web3" was not at all my intent with this piece. 

So if that's your takeaway, I have more work to do.

My aim was to point out a value flow dynamic that constrains creative work in web3 & invite deeper questioning of the status quo.

loved this one! such a great, concise overview of the power of monetizing in web3

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Much appreciated! Thank you.

Those what-ifs are top-of-mind for me lately. I think I'll screenshot them and share them again soon, because we still have such a long way to go. 

If we want writers to thrive in web3, we'll need to build real literary cultures and communities and develop writer-friendly business models.

I don't think I had a tip allowance when you first released this, so I came back to show my appreciation for asking people to contemplate the 'what ifs' you list. 259 $DEGEN