Danica Swanson

@danicaswanson

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Next up in our series of re-releases: Reflections on "non-doing" and other subtleties of the philosophy behind our monastic Rule ("follow the ways of non-contrivance"). (5 min read) https://paragraph.xyz/@blackstonesanctuary/contemplative-animism-and-non-contrivance-monastic-rule?referrer=danicaswanson.eth

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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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Update: I'll hold off on launching Moxie Fan Tokens for the Slowcore HQ channel in the near future, mostly because it's not yet clear to me how doing so would serve the FC slowcore movement specifically. I'm still very excited about Moxie, but because it's so early I felt it would be better to stick to my own individual Fan Token experiment and learn from that before committing to it for the channel. If it *does* become clear that the channel would benefit, we can certainly reconsider! For reference, here are the discussions about it. If you have input, feel free to chime in. https://warpcast.com/danicaswanson/0x20770f4d https://warpcast.com/danicaswanson/0x701fb640

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It’s an honor to be part of the Moxie Builder program. I plan to run with it. I’m excited about Moxie, and I’d love to see more writers/editors explicitly named as “builders.” Hence my Moxie Fan Token auction. In addition to my current projects there’s a lot of finished writing in my vaults, including 30+ years of blogging and music journalism, journals, correspondence, essays, philosophy papers, and book manuscript drafts. Even if I release only the top highlights (maybe 10-15%), I’ve already written enough to bring at least one original work onchain every week for several years (assuming all goes well otherwise). If Moxie helps me free up more time and attention to sort, curate, edit, and cast, I’ll give that work my full focus. For 10+ years I’ve run a small business as a writer and senior editor. I’d love to make it a Farcaster-centric business. Thread below 👇 hihi, get ready for @danicaswanson's Fan Token auction powered by @moxie-protocol! cc @betashop.eth @airstack.eth

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Hi word-folks. Checking in for word nerd roll call. ✋ As a copy editor I'd love to get deep into the weeds on English spelling, diction, usage, synonyms, etymology, etc.

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We finally got the pre-mint of @trishd's art for my "Cave Dwellers Unite" post uploaded to the Black Stone Sanctuary collection on /zora. For some reason the "open" option was not available, so we set it to a 6-month mint. Enjoy. https://zora.co/collect/zora:0xcfa43a880fb6c783d2c2cef0cbc04e42ee10d334/premint-2

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How you know you’re a Farcaster nerd, take #49: casters start showing up as characters in your dreams even though you've never met them IRL. Actual dream I had last night: I was sitting in a cafe having coffee with a few people from Farcaster, including Dan Romero. Dan mentioned that he’d soon be needing writers and editors, and offered me copy editing work. I accepted immediately. Didn’t even hesitate. What he didn’t know was that earlier the same day I’d just signed on for a heavy-lift role on a project with another well-known caster. (Can’t remember who it was. Dreams are weird that way). My first thought was: “Farcaster needs me. I’ll find a way to make it work somehow.” Then I woke up.

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Slowcore Quote of the Day "Idleness is not just a psychological necessity, requisite to the construction of a complete human being; it constitutes as well a kind of political space, a space as necessary to the workings of an actual democracy as, say, a free press. How does it do this? By allowing us time to figure out who we are, and what we believe; by allowing us time to consider what is unjust, and what we might do about it. By giving the inner life (in whose precincts we are most ourselves) its due. Which is precisely what makes idleness dangerous. All manner of things can grow out of that fallow soil." ~ Mark Slouka

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hihi @betashop.eth @airstack.eth! I'd like to auction my Fan Tokens on Farcaster! @moxie-protocol Let's do this, Moxie. Count me in.

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Already blocked off Ⓜ️oxie launch day on my calendar. Can't wait.

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Hi Farcaster friends. Some personal news: My stepfather is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's and has just been placed in a memory care home. Fortunately he's in good hands and has the support he needs. Lots to do IRL, so I may be casting less frequently for awhile. Nonetheless, I'm just as much of a Farcaster maxi as ever and will be here when I can. I've made some dear friends here, and I wanted y'all to know why I may be slower than usual (and I'm usually kinda slow anyway... lol) to respond to notifs or DCs. 💜

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Thanks to our dear friend @edit for collecting and recasting our recent Black Stone Sanctuary releases on /zora.

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New short blog post (4 min read) in which I speculate about my monastic yearnings for "enclosure" and the animist roots of my lifelong love of subterranea. The cover art by @trishd will be up on /zora shortly. https://paragraph.xyz/@blackstonesanctuary/cave-dwellers-unite?referrer=danicaswanson.eth

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Slowcore Quote of the Day "…there are very few models online for idleness, for being content with aspects of an unshowy ordinary life and for enjoying repose and contemplation without either using it as a means of showing off or showcasing some sort of personal brand. There are few models for simply looking out of the window every single day. Not as a means of gaining enlightenment or improving various smartwatch monitored health metrics but simply as a thing to do for its own sake. "It is extremely difficult to model doing things for their own sake rather than doing them as a means to some specific stated end goal. But that doesn’t mean that the attempt is not worthwhile." ~ Thomas J. Bevan

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A clarification if you're thinking about commenting in the "How can we use @moxie-protocol for the Slowcore HQ channel?" thread: Feel free to participate even if you haven't yet read the works recommended, or have read them but still feel unclear. The point is to invite thoughtful discussion and tap into collective intelligence while we explore a brand new economic and social design space (FC channels).

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Underrated take.

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The @moxie-protocol launches on July 29, and I plan to experiment with Moxie for the Slowcore HQ channel. I’m using a brilliant piece on the "curator economy" by @tombeck.eth as a north star to guide my thinking toward a slowcore business model. I’d welcome input — ideally from those who’ve read both Tom’s piece and the Moxie docs (see links below). How do you think we might: - attract and retain quality contributors, and reward them in positive-sum ways (without reproducing hustle culture or mindless pursuit of growth)? - sustainably reward curation and moderation labor for the channel? - create a space that encourages social cohesion, close reading, and deep thought? Keep in mind that value should flow to all 4 contributor roles Tom identifies: writers, curators, readers, + preservers. Feel free to take your time. I may quote/recast thoughtful replies to resurface the discussion later on. https://paragraph.xyz/@driftless/curator-economy https://build.moxie.xyz/the-moxie-protocol

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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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This is one of my challenges as a writer who loves Farcaster. On any given day I can do a good job at either social OR writing, but not both. Subjectively it feels like each sphere of attention requires a distinct cognitive mode. Time of day matters too. If I start my day with FC, it's like a gear shift happens and I can't switch into writing flow later in the day. If I start with writing, there's a better chance I can switch into social media mode later on, but it still won't be my best writing. Sometimes I envy those who can more easily switch between casts and writing long-form.

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We're slowly preparing to build onchain shrine spaces for the Holy Powers we venerate at the Sanctuary. In the meantime, we'll continue with the historical retrospectives. From 2007, here's one of the very first shrines we ever built for Skadi, a deity associated with winter, hunting, mountains, and wolves.

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