Slowcore HQ

Slowcore HQ

A Farcaster-native slow culture movement. Home of Studio Slowcore, purveyors of fine wordsmith arts and connoisseurs of slow culture. Our motto: "Move slow and preserve things."

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We (admins @thecurioushermit and I) are putting the /slowcore-hq channel into extended hibernation. We haven't lost interest in the FC-seeded slowcore movement. To the contrary: we think it’s much-needed! However, the Farconomy doesn't have economic models to sustainably fund ongoing maintenance efforts for channels. Some projects have made inroads in the right direction. But without realistic prospects of adequate compensation to cover basic costs for responsible channel stewardship, we'll struggle with moderator attrition and burnout. (We apologize for the backlog of pending membership requests). The channel deserves better. It doesn’t seem fair or responsible to ask others to take over the channel under these conditions either, since channels are not a priority for WC. Maybe one day we’ll get a chance to turn /slowcore-hq into a sustainable cozy corner. For now, thanks for your camaraderie, fellow sloth people. We appreciate you. Keep moving slow and preserving things. 🐢 🐌

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If you have the muse, I recommend listening to this interview with Pico Iyer on the urgency of slowing down. https://onbeing.org/programs/pico-iyer-the-urgency-of-slowing-down-nov2018/

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Slowcore Quote of the Day “The very nature of tea slows us down and makes us appreciate simpler things – a simple stove to place the kettle on, a wooden countertop for the porcelain, soft lighting, peace. I am reminded of the quote by Robert Brault: ‘Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.’” ~ Frank Hadley Murphy From "The Spirit of Tea" (2008)

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Slowcore Quote of the Day "...it is only when there is no goal and no rush that the human senses are fully open to receive the world." ~ Alan Watts From "The Way of Zen" (1957)

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One thing I appreciate about the Farcaster-seeded /slowcore-hq movement: We're happy (delighted, even) to sit patiently in a holding pattern in our cozy corner through ebb-and-flow cycles, rather than pursuing short-term growth. That said, we also appreciate efforts to carve out space for channels with an eye toward long-term compounding benefits for the network.

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Slowcore-coded. 🐢 🐌

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Official Channels Day seems like a good time to cast to the channel that warmly welcomes the sloth people. Great to see some talk from the Merkle team on the potential future of channels, though no decisions have been made yet. For the first time in several months, hope is stirring. Could we build /slowcore-hq into a thriving movement again? Complete with active mods/curators, Slowcore Quotes of the Day, weekly "not-doing" rituals, our Slowcore Manifesto, and everything else that made this channel a thoughtful and rewarding space to gather before we put it into hibernation? The heart of slowcore is the movement to reclaim human attention from extractive forces (including hustle culture) and re-orient it toward what matters most. This channel once served as a rallying point, a source of inspiration, and a space for concept stewardship though the FC scenius. It's "our own little homegrown patch of lore," as @cameron wrote. Might we find a sustainable way to reawaken the channel? Time will tell.

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From Zizek's substack.. pretty slow-coded. In a world that wants you to be hyper-active, taking a step back and doing nothing is radical. It's the ground for any sort of serious action.

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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wuq-ltGQvG0

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Found a book titled "I lack the time for haste" in the library today. Rarely felt this seen by a title 🤣

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Beautiful metaphor of productivity as orbit phases. Everything in nature has phases, it's wise to recognize and honor ours.

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Land snorkeling is very /slowcore-hq X /nature Land snorkeling ... Just wander through nature with no destination, paying close attention to the plants, animals, and natural features around you, like a snorkeler floating through the shallows of a coral reef. While every hiker has land snorkeled at some point in their life, it’s something many of us become less and less willing to dedicate our time to as we become more focused on making miles and reaching summits... https://www.backpacker.com/trips/trips-by-state/montana-trails/land-snorkeling-american-prairie/

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I found a very slow-relevant interview. https://www.timesensitive.fm/episode/pico-iyer-on-the-pleasure-and-profundity-of-silence/?ref=newsletter.weeklyfilet.com

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People are still casting beautiful slowcore reflections like this in the /slowcore-hq channel even though it's been in hibernation for two months and the mods' attention (hi!) has largely been directed elsewhere. 🦥 Love the purple-app people. 💜

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The crisis of meaning is real. The void comes in waves of backlash seemingly larger and larger. Meanwhile, deep meaning quietly grows, like humidity waiting to condense around a small particle of dust, so rain can fall.

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