Who are the writers you’d want to support onchain?

Posts that stuck with you, changed how you think, and that you’d want to support or even own a piece of?

We’re about to start experimenting w/ coins on Paragraph & inviting a few writers to get early access and help us test it out.

Would love your recs.

Just a few of the writers I'd put in this category:

On FC:
@tombeck.eth
@naomiii 
@trigs 
@abundance 
@matthewb 
@bravojohnson 
@aviationdoctor.eth 
@foxwizard 
@thecurioushermit 

Not on FC:
Henrik Karlsson - https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/
Matt Cardin - https://www.livingdark.net/

Happy to suggest more, but I'll leave it there for now.

Farcaster-native research: https://paragraph.xyz/@matthewb | prev. Juicebox, Nouns, RAW DAO | casting about coffee, hi-fi, and other rabbit holes

Antiques dealer, machine psychologist. http://www.musicinphasespace.com

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

🦊 foxwizard.com ◊ 🧙🏻‍♂️ drjasonfox.com ◊ tending to /foxmagic

Aviator, diver, Etherean, nexialist, PhD in aviation ∩ climate science | Host of /diving /ethfinance /eth-staker /geopolitics /science /singapore /thomas

Solving public goods value capture. | /impact | book.abundance.id

Writer | Book lover | Hobby Classical Guitarist | Marketing /subsquid | /classical music nerd and /postcards lady

Devotional polytheist living a monastic lifestyle centered on curiosity, simplicity, and joy.  Exploring the intersection of technology and spirituality.

Word-Slinger-in-Chief /slowcore-hq | Senior Editor | GenX eldergoth | dark ambient music nerd | contemplative animist /blxstonesnctuary 🏳‍🌈

Sorry for the long response, but I'd be curious to hear what you think, and any specific skepticisms you have about the current "coin it" meta.

I would imagine we share some of the same skepticisms of the current approach to coins, and we're hopeful we can bend it in a different direction. 

I also think that long-form writing can be much more evergreen than images, short-form video, or broadly things that do well in a social feed. And we're excited to gauge whether readers would be excited to support and help elevate writing that deserves to last.

I'd also caution that what we start with probably won't hit this mark & it'll probably take some experimentation to find something compelling for readers & writers.

P.S. For clarity: I'm skeptical about the "coin it" meta, especially for writing. But at the same time I want to make it clear that these are writers I'd support financially if that can be done in a sustainable positive-sum way, and if my budget permitted it.

Gladly! I have a long list of writers whose work has changed how I think, though many are now deceased so it seems a little weird to say I'd "support them onchain." I do own copies of their books though. :)

If you're interested in that longer list, I'll be sharing it as soon as I get my digital garden published in Obsidian (hopefully this month). Just need to update it a bit.

Talk: /dialectic Write: jdahl.substack.com
Before: Investor /paradigm, Founding team /100thieves
jacksondahl.com
/jackson

"What if you want to write 5000 words about the history of French grammar but fear people will get bored by that? What should you do? You should write 5000 words about the history of French grammar. It will filter your readers so you attract those who appreciate the grooves of your mind."

~ Henrik Karlsson, "Advice for a friend who wants to start a blog"

NP! You're in for a big treat with Henrik's work. Enjoy!

You might also enjoy reading this recent thread which was spawned by a quote from his work.

100%. I think a lot of people burn out writing on the internet (myself included) bc they end up writing for other people, not themselves.

Very excited to dig further!

NP! You're in for a big treat with Henrik's work. Enjoy!

You might also enjoy reading this recent thread which was spawned by a quote from his work.

https://farcaster.xyz/danicaswanson/0x87e5df13

I just stumbled across Henrik through @jackson's podcast!

Amazing recommendations - thanks for taking the time to share! :)