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I wrote this: https://paragraph.xyz/@spacetobe.xyz/the-magic-of-no-prompts

Did a speed run of this week's /firstdraft since I just joined yesterday. 

For whatever reason, this is the first thing that came to mind. My dad had a profound impact on my life, from my love of athletics and nature to my decision to not drink.

It's a personal letter, but I feel like sharing it today.

https://leeknowlton.com/blog/dad/

I'm in the process of writing the January "monthly investor letter" for @firstdraftclub but won't finish by tonight, so here's the /firstdraft for now

You can subscribe to the FDC Paragraph to see the whole piece when it's published: paragraph.xyz/@firstdraftclub

https://warpcast.com/markfishman/0xc211bb34

My first submission to the /firstdraft club!

Using FarCards to FAFO with Farcaster Legos

I feel some shame around presenting my work, when it is not perfect. 

This week Life came in between me & the writing, so I had not so much time & I couldn't double check if everything is correct (grammar, typos, story etc.).
But, the more I write, the more I let go of this urge to chase perfection. To put it raw, just like that, in /firstdraft feels fricking amazing!!!

About the story:
Bodhilama still tries to break trough the sunflower. Yet, if the hammer is not working, what else can he do?

https://paragraph.xyz/new/@bodhilama/breaking-through-the-sunflower-pt-2

https://warpcast.com/bodhilama/0x44f3b8ba

Sharing my first essay in a while!

I explored why Farcaster’s open architecture and AI-readiness make it more than a crypto platform.

Would love your thoughts and feedback

https://paragraph.xyz/new/@pirosb3/farcaster-is-not-just-for-crypto

A New View of FC Community (my /firstdraft )

We talk about 'building community,' but why is it so hard?
 
@danicaswanson shared "Community Is Not the Product," in which the author argues that extrinsic--or external---incentives, in particular tokens, will not 'build' community.

A community, he says, 'is an organic group of humans who are aligned on a given mission & values, working together to achieve that goal.' A community is formed by intrinsic-or internal-incentive--the people are already aligned. 

Community is a big part of why I'm here. This article gave me words to describe some things I've seen.
 
@hankmoody is building /live-the-same with intrinsic incentives. Hundreds of FCers meeting hundreds of FCers--it's like a digital cup of coffee.
 
/sense recently decreased in activity when Moxie changed. Guess who it didn't change? @3irka.eth @girl-ua @tylerfoust.eth @rosekeyes @vito4ka.eth Why? Because they are there for intrinsic reasons--they love building community. 

1/2 (cont'd ⬇️ )

This week, I wrote a long form on SkyX; a DePIN that uses solar-powered weather stations to collect real-time data like temperature, humidity and rainfall.

(I'm open to feedback and criticism)

https://x.com/0xWilliamA/status/1880235219308917030?t=VfT-HWJKZKHugg0J7_ec5Q&s=19

https://warpcast.com/0xtheweb3nerd/0xbfad1618

https://warpcast.com/sean07.eth/0x7ff60ce1

Congrats to everyone who wrote this past week – including first-timers @zeni.eth @pichi @pirosb3!

All members who submitted a /firstdraft received $5 back: https://basescan.org/tx/0xf9ba391a5376882359c1d2662b5c68d6cbe6a517213e200720d712c8d6aaf264

Here's a thread of this week's member submissions 👇

Hi! My name is Daniel. I am building bountycaster.xyz

Ex Phantom, 0x Project engineer.

From Italy originally, currently live in NYC

Pi-chi.eth (she/her) Artist /animeoutcasts
Purple Promoter| Hosting: /moxietools /kyoto /momiji  /anime-manga /farcasterunion

https://portrait.so/pichi

Wanna be the very best. Building @moxiescout and /buck. ゼニゼニ

“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” –Winston Churchill

#WednesdayWisdom

Several months ago, I started a challenge to write each day for 365 days. I stopped on day 27. During these days my fantasy was on fire & I created a whole universe around a guy called bodhilama.

Now, after a long creative winter, creativity is kicking in again.
And the story of Bodhilama continues. 
paragraph.xyz/@bodhilama/28

This is also my very first first draft in the first draft club, just signed up for the hypersub. Thanks @markfishman for creating this space!! Love the idea of giving some money & through commitment earning it back!

To get the full story of Bodhilama, I recommend to start at the beginning --> paragraph.xyz/@bodhilama/p...

https://warpcast.com/bodhilama/0xc857845a

belief- i changed my mind about this yr- the arc of history bends towards justice (it doesn't)

why- having my sexual assault ignored by an event and ostracized for talking about it by a community really opened my eyes about the dynamics of power, they impact everyone, even ppl you consider friends and the world really does turn on enlightened self interest which is the nice way of saying fuck you got mine

how it has changed my perspective- i now view personal safety and agency as entirely fictional / abstract concepts, i knew before that women who do everything 'right' still get groped / raped but now i know from first hand experience that doing everything right means zero

if power decides you are disposable, or that people shouldn't give a fuck about you, that is exactly what will happen and the only 'agency' you will have is trying to recover from it

and it will be entirely the decision of the cruelty of chaos of life's currents whether you survive or not  

https://warpcast.com/ted/0x4fb59248

Working on a longer essay tentatively titled "Becoming a Builder: A Love Letter to Farcaster"

but I decided to answer this week's prompt as a /firstdraft of that piece

https://warpcast.com/markfishman/0x5a2440de

Marketing and sales aren’t evil or bad

It’s a thought that’s been propagandized to me and enhanced with experience over the years. I still catch myself coupling the idea of the snake oil with the salesman. My beliefs have changed as I decoupled those two ideas

Deconstructing it all, I was at war with mismanaged expectations and gimmicky attention tactics. Letting go puts me at ease.. to continue bullposting pho to my heart’s content

On Obligation:  https://andrewmccluskey.com/posts/whats-one-belief-you-changed-your-mind-about-in-the-past-year-what-sparked-the-change-and-how-has-it-influenced-your-perspective

https://warpcast.com/music2work2/0xacdc9205

I just joined /firstdraft to support @markfishman & b/c of @ted prompt for this week. Thanks you two for supporting writers. 

A belief that changed and solidified this year is that decentralization in web3 does not mean we can't have leadership. Decentralization and leadership are not mutually exclusive. 

In much of web3 it appears that in a desire to be decentralized, there is an overreaction against leadership--of any kind. I understand the fear given where we are coming from regarding leadership that seeks its own wealth and benefit. But we can't let the pendulum swing too far to the other side. Organizations need direction and leadership. In web3 where we seek decentralization and its many benefits, we need leadership that serves the interests of others--not an easy thing to find or implement. 

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*How I Changed My Mind*

Written for /firstdraft in response to a @ted prompt. 

Thanks for the prompt ted! And thanks to @markfishman for his continued work on @firstdraftclub!

https://paragraph.xyz/@spacetobe.xyz/how-i-changed-my-mind