This outline was originally shared on the Slowcore HQ channel on Farcaster as a discussion prompt and work in progress. Upon further reflection I decided it belongs in the Slowcore Nerd Notes series as-is, so I'm importing it into Paragraph and Zora.
I. What's important for long-term sustenance of writing as an art form?
sustainable income and cash flow
integration into positive-sum reciprocity networks (e.g., Farcaster scenius)
care and support infrastructure
incubation time (creativity is cyclical)
time spaciousness
attention and focus
readers discovering and receiving value from the work
II. What's not so important for long-term sustenance of writing as an art form?
pageviews
follower counts/audience growth metrics
going viral
becoming a social media influencer, teacher, etc.
joining several DAOs, group chats, membership communities, etc. (more stuff to track = less attention available for deep work)
speculation on the future value of the creative work
reader "engagement"
III. Observations
The points on the second list are the expected "creator economy" norms in web3 for anyone who hopes to monetize, i.e. turn a creative endeavor into a livelihood.
Sustainable income and cash flow can be more challenging for writers who take a slowcore approach, i.e., optimize for items 4-7 on the first list.
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