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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I was an instagram content creator from 2017-2022 it took me two years to build a following of 10k and another three to get to 20k During that time, I earned ~$200 per paid campaign (I think I did less than five) I received some perks, multiple mini fridges, lots of craft beer, plenty of junk, my audience also crowdfunded a hot tub (partly as a joke but still a huge W and funny) i've been posting for like 2 weeks on warpcast and I've already seen greater rewards for less effort id say keep warpcast a secret but i can't stop telling people about it

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no this is so true i received an email last month to create THREE reels on instagram for a big company and i was offered to be paid....$97 in the past i would have been like omg cool!! but being a creator here has allows me to create in a way which is both authentic to me and so much more rewarding ( e.g degen, moxie, hypersub, blueprint, warpcast rewards and mints on my vlogs the list goes on ) as a unsponsored athlete it has really been a game changer so as always thanku purple app

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Thanks for the tag. I doubt I'll ever become the sort of caster who attracts a lot of engagement, so if that's the primary measure of underrated casters then I'll probably stay underrated forever... lol. That's fine tho, since I do my best work behind the scenes rather than in the spotlight, and I try to optimize for depth rather than breadth. Also, I don't have all the context here since I don't track my score closely and wasn't aware of some of these patterns, but I agree directionally with what you've written and I do sometimes get the sense that the algo doesn't "like" me. Thanks for taking the time to offer feedback to the team at this level of detail, @bradq.

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I'm 100% here for all the experiments in this direction, and I plan to do some experimenting in the cozy corners too.

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I'll give some more thought to how to approach this. The token communities deserve the appreciation, for sure, but we'll need other paths open too if we're to have any hope of a sustainable livelihood. I had a different reaction to the $5 rewards at first but eventually came to a similar conclusion.

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Likewise. Perhaps next time you make an offering at a shrine, keep this in mind? 💜 I'll do the same.

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I hear you. At this point it's just that: a murky path with a few hopeful signs but no clarity. But I figure it can't hurt to make it clear that it would make a meaningful difference for creators like me.

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*nod* We do still have a long way to go. But having the Merkle team make it clear that it's a priority for them is a step in the right direction.

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LFG. The value prop seems clear to me. I love making money on FC, and I love making friends too. No reason we can't do both at the same time. If it turns out I'm eventually able to turn my FC activity (such as maintenance labor and mod duties for group chats + channels) into a *sustainable* livelihood, that will free me up to spend much more time creating content here. That's what I'd like to do anyway, and it's something no other social media platform offers to creators like me with modest followings.

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Introducing my first iOS app, Scout Reader for Farcaster 📱 As a long-time Farcaster user, I built Scout to stay better connected to my favorite casters. It’s an RSS-like iPhone and iPad app with organized feeds, offline access, and on-device search—no wallet required. 👉 Download now: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6740188182 👉 Explore features: https://scoutreader.app/ 🧑‍💻 More on why I built Scout: https://murdo.xyz/2025/01/21/announcing-scout.html

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That's what I was thinking too: that if I decide to try it I would definitely take a fair bit of time to explore and get familiar with it before deciding to move a group chat there. Thanks so much for giving me this level of detail. I too have mad respect for @cassie. I'll start reading up on passkeys. Much appreciated!

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Appreciate your summary as I've been eyeing Quorum (thanks to your casts!) and wondering if it would be a good option for moving our group chat out of Warpcast DCs. If you're leaving TG and moving there, I'm even more tempted. Do you know if signups are open yet, or is it only a limited group of beta testers right now? Didn't see that info in the FAQ.

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Thanks. Haven't tried that yet but I will make a point to do so before I write another piece with so many links to casts.

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Open to ideas! I'd like to organize any saved casts in places where I can trust they won't be erased. For example: while I was checking links before publishing this piece, I looked at the Zora page for Zorbitecture 223 and realized to my dismay that my comment has been deleted. It's happened on other mints in that collection too, which is discouraging. Fortunately it's preserved on /tokenchat: https://tokenchat.co/collection/zora:0x3a8f88d63d4c142757670d773a484f80055de342/57

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Likewise. I've lived in this place 16 years and I don't think I've ever seen a lenticular cloud over Mt. Hood before.

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The AI-only summary is worth a recast too, though I still prefer a more personal touch for announcing a piece like this.

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Looks like there's a lenticular cloud over Mt. Hood this morning. It's days like this that I wish I had decent photography skills. (If anyone got a photo, please share!)

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I arrived to fc ~2 weeks after @edit & had tons of great discussions on how to build this ecosystem in a way that benefited as many people as possible. Edit also gave me a lot of info on how the tech of fc worked ✨ Greatly appreciate all of your work @edit and can’t wait to see where year 2 brings you 🫡

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I've been delaying buying storage too, so it's only a matter of time for me as well. Not everything should be saved. Still, I can't help but wish we had better ways to preserve some of the community memories, so I do what I can.

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