If quality writing is more a result of systemic factors than individual performance, how should we think about Farcaster CLPs (conversational liquidity providers)?

The story of @edit's onboarding to Farcaster via gift culture, permissionless writer-artist collaborations, and the workings of the Farcaster scenius.

A personal reckoning with the hidden opportunity costs of "free" labor done while trying to build a sustainable creative livelihood in the "Farconomy."

Clanker is an AI agent (bot) launched on Farcaster with a "personality" that lends itself to rich bot-lore. A goth elder explains why clanker is “one of us.”

What if the Farcaster ecosystem holds the keys to de-enshittification? Has the time finally come for the real creative renaissance crypto has long promised?

Outline: What's important for long-term sustenance of writing as an art form? What's not so important?

What might it mean to design a Farcaster channel as a "slowcore room," noting that attention is both given and paid?

The /slowcore-hq channel now focuses entirely on the emerging slow-culture movement on Farcaster. Black Stone Sanctuary will continue its work on a separate channel.

Fresh from the Farcaster scenius: early sketches toward a "slowcore" business model for writing as an art form.

A "word collage" of bite-sized nuggets on creative labor and value flow. All snippets were rescued from in-progress but long-unfinished drafts before they landed on the scrap heap.

The vast majority of pro writers don't earn a sustainable living from their creative work. This is a huge collective loss. Can web3 do better?

It’s Zorbsplaining time! What are Zorbs? Why are they magical? Can Zorbs serve as attractors for real positive-sum value? Join in for a deep dive into the Zora meme and the Way of the Zorb.