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I really enjoyed @danicaswanson's article on thinking about systems for writing.

Social media is designed to highlight the ephemeral. We all know why: it keeps users addicted and scrolling the feed (which can be sold to advertisers).

But how might you design a social media experience that highlights persistence? 🤔

Writer, senior editor, music nerd, GenX eldergoth, monastery-bootstrapper. https://paragraph.xyz/@danicaswanson https://tinyurl.com/Black-Stone-Wordsmith

I really enjoyed @danicaswanson's article on thinking about systems for writing.

Social media is designed to highlight the ephemeral. We all know why: it keeps users addicted and scrolling the feed (which can be sold to advertisers).

But how might you design a social media experience that highlights persistence? 🤔

https://paragraph.xyz/@danicaswanson/quality-writing-is-systemic?referrer=0x33514A171B0eC657a0237Dd388fAA4f39eE2a2E4

Writer ✍️ | Creepy stories: unnerv.ing 👁️ | Essays: paragraph.xyz/@driftless ⚡️

Happy to hear that you enjoyed this piece, Tom. Thanks for sharing it.

Much as I love Farcaster, it's definitely designed to highlight the ephemeral. That approach has its place, but I'd also like to see some alternative designs that cater to the "move slow and preserve things" ethos.