confessions

I’m relieved to be done with Moxie.

It’s liberating to interact with people again, without the looming presence of financial incentives.

Also, receiving money from people is emotionally difficult for me. If you’re from a similar socioeconomic background, you probably understand what I mean.

Although I truly appreciate the money that was gifted to me, it’s not what I initially came here for. I’m really happy to be back having genuine interactions with people, no strings attached.

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glad not the only one who had a bad feeling about it . thank you for sharing your thoughts 🙏🏼 . we are so much more than mere numbers .

artist . _ NFT OG . since 2018 . SR 👉🏼 http://bit.ly/3IxeSkw . legend .

Yeah! I’m not gonna lie, I did like receiving the money 😂 But I didn’t like how it made me feel. It also made me paranoid that other people would think I’m only commenting to get it, and that made me less active on here.

Yeah. I agree. For me, it’s mostly about power and agency.

Moxie was having control over what I chose to write. I mostly stopped writing haikus. Because those are about deeply dark and personal things. I usually write about things that hurt me, so that I can feel like I have some power over them. But when Airstack skims profit off the top of my words, they take some of that power away from me. I don’t want a company directly monetizing those parts of me.

Degen, on the other hand, feels different. If someone tips me for a haiku, that’s an intentional and thoughtful gift from a real person, and that makes me feel valued. 

Moxie directly converts my words into a commodity. That feels violating. And in my case, it completely defeats the purpose of writing.

agree with being able to receive money . the question is always how . does it feel right ? is one contributing to the greater whole when doing so ? does one feel fulfilled ? finding that tipping and writing thoughtful comments is a positive thing as well as receiving tips for things that are shared . but the moment it becomes a grind the intrinsic motivation drops . been trying to find a balance with this .