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Danica Swanson
@danicaswanson
Moxiesplaining Journal Day 10: Easing the Way for Writers A few ways Moxie Everyday Rewards help make life easier for heavily time-constrained and/or cash-strapped writers on Farcaster: - Rewards aren’t directly tied to any particular subject matter specifics. This helps create more latitude for intrinsically motivated (but still paid) writing. - Distribution happens in the background; claiming is straightforward. No need to chase your earnings. The reduction in mental load and effort (compared to tipping tokens) helps free up that much more time and cognitive energy for writing. - Lowers the barriers for niche writers with modest followings to start earning, which can help them bootstrap small businesses. Less time spent pursuing uncertain funding sources (e.g., grants, prize pools, etc.) translates into more time for writing. How does Moxie make *your* life easier? (Moxiesplaining Journal is a daily window into my observations, learnings, and the view of Moxie from where I sit as a writer + editor).
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Tokenized Human
@tokenizedhuman
I've got to push back a little on that third point. I think you've described a very small percentage of people on here so it's the exception not the rule. There's no denying that you can earn money, but considering the current valuation of moxie it's a negligible amount for the time risk, and not guaranteed income either, which places it in a much lower category of writing income consideration for me. I think if you look at the amount of moxie earners, and then look at the number of those earners earning what would be considered minimum wage for the hours put in, i think you'd be surprised at how few there are actually earning above it. Obviously this is a currency without fixed valuation so that earning potential could change but currently it doesn't seem worth the risk for me to replace other better paid outlets for writing. And certainly not enough in almost all cases to bootstrap small businesses, or give you more time for writing (sorry don't hate me!) The other points you have made i agree with.
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Danica Swanson
@danicaswanson
Great response. It's much appreciated. (Of course I don't hate you!) I share your concerns, and I agree that: - it's a small percentage of people right now - the current Moxie price (unfortunately) means earnings are still lower than minimum wage for the hours worked - earnings aren't guaranteed in fact, just the other day I wrote: "to keep this in perspective I feel compelled to add that at current Moxie prices, this would amount to less than $40 USD, and it was a great deal of work done at a pace that would quickly become unsustainable for me if I tried to continue it." https://warpcast.com/danicaswanson/0x3c074bfc Even so, I *still* think it's a big deal that (some) writers can earn this way. Sounds like in your case it's better to stick with other outlets. But for writers like me who've worked for decades yet still earn next to nothing from royalties and other outlets, even these early Moxie earnings are a step in the right direction + a reduction in the amount of labor required to earn.
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