Slowcore HQ

gift-economics

I make digital art that explores how we express ourselves together.
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Introducing Studio Slowcore: a new Farcaster-native creative production studio focused on wordsmith arts and slow culture. 

Our motto: "Move slow and preserve things." 

Studio contributors:*
- Danica Swanson (founder, co-steward, channel owner, word-slinger-in-chief)
- @trigs.eth (co-steward, channel mod, wordsmith, community call host)
- @y0b (co-steward, channel mod, wordsmith, gift economics consultant)

In keeping with our slow culture roots, we practice:

I. stewardship
II. slowcraft
III. sustained attention

This week marks the first in our planned series of three Farcaster-exclusive mini-launches building toward a hybrid gift economy + business endeavor. 

I. Stewardship (channel hosting + gift economy lab)

Our team is excited to kick off phase one of our launch with the revival of the /slowcore-hq channel and the introduction of a new channel: /gift-economics (kindly gifted to us by @ted). 

Look for more news in both channels later today.

II. Slowcraft (editorial business)

We think there's an untapped market in Farcaster's social economy for wordsmiths (and other service providers) who work the slowcore way: focused attention to detail, commitment to craft, and health over hustle. That's how we leave room for "slow-motion bullseyes."

In phase two we'll launch our editorial services, including copy editing, grant writing assistance, and building custom editorial style guides. 

If there's significant interest and bandwidth is available, we may also consider reviving our editorial wiki project.

Further details forthcoming in late August (subject to change).

III. Sustained Attention (spaces for long reads)

We're building digital gardens and browsing rooms that cater to the long-reads crowd. In phase three we plan to publish this work in Obsidian with both public and members-only options, including:

- All writings for the FC-native journal project Deep Worth: Notes on Creativity, Labor, and Value, which spawned a thriving group chat.

- Special collections of essays and highlights from Danica's former blogs and Substack newsletters (including Of Hearth and Shadow, Endarkenment, and The Anticareerist).

- "Public domain art of the day" collections and moodboards.

- Dark ambient + drone music playlists from Danica's Chthonic Cathedral Project.

- Quote collections, AMAs, and nerd-snipe material (e.g., lecture notes).

We may also consider collecting and editing highlights from community conversations in our channels.

Further details forthcoming in late September (subject to change).

"Slowcore" is our superpower, and we think Farcaster's nascent social Farconomy is the best place to launch a collaborative endeavor that unfolds over time based on the way we work best: 

- Build slowly and with appreciation for craft.
- Weave our work into the network.
- Observe what emerges.
- Course-correct as needed until we find our groove: i.e., what Henrik Karlsson calls "form-context fit" (citing Notes on the Synthesis of Form by Christopher Alexander).

We know this unfolding will require patience, and we're here for it. 

NOTE: We will NOT be launching a coin. 
Not for our studio. 
Not for ourselves as individuals.
Not for our channels.

** graphic design by bias

The Studio Slowcore team is pleased to announce the official revival of the /slowcore-hq channel after a long hibernation. 

In keeping with the announcement in our other channel, /gift-economics, the studio (stewarded by myself, @trigs.eth, and @y0b) will be experimenting to build a hybrid gift economy + business endeavor to sustain both channels.

More details in our studio's launch announcement linked below.

A few initiatives we're considering for /slowcore-hq: 

- Recognize contributors with Slothy Awards
- Continue weekly rituals of "not-doing" and Slowcore Quotes of the Day 
- Expand our Slowcore Manifesto (aka "What Is Slowcore?")
- Host themed discussions based on writings by our fellow slowcasters, e.g. "In Praise of Going Slow" by @tombeck.eth 
- Build a slowcore lexicon and knowledge base for collective concept stewardship (e.g., a slowcore lexicon, slowcore-friendly patterns in place-making, etc.)
- Maintain digital gardens catering to the snailblazers and the slowpilled
- Facilitate slowcore-friendly URL-to-IRL meetups

Other ideas are welcome!

Note: All pending memberships from many moons ago have now been approved. Our apologies for the ridiculously long wait while the owner dealt with a death in the family and the future of channels was uncertain enough that we put the channel into hibernation for many months.

We were delighted to see that many casters just kept right on casting here to keep the channel alive during the time the mods were unable to tend to it. Your efforts are appreciated. 💜 🐢 

If you appreciate our work and wish to contribute financially, gifts of crypto are accepted at the studio's multisig: slowcore.eth. We will route them toward retro-rewards for the gift labor done to bootstrap our channels. Gifts can also help free up more time for us to steward the channels responsibly in the future. Please do not gift any funds that are needed for your own support. 

https://farcaster.xyz/danicaswanson/0xa76d9edf

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We (the admins) appreciate the outpouring of kind words about our work. We'll miss the /slowcore-hq channel too, but although it's going dark for an extended hibernation, it isn't dead!

If we ever find a way to make the channel economically sustainable long-term, we'd love to: 

- develop a Slothy Awards initiative
- continue weekly rituals of "not-doing"
- revise and (slowly) propagate our Slowcore Manifesto 
- write discussion prompts on themes from "In Praise of Going Slow" by @tombeck.eth 

In the meantime we encourage our fellow sloth people and allies to create other human-centered slowcore-friendly social spaces on Farcaster. 🐌 🐢 

Check out /slow-co-lab and follow @slowcrypto too.

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. 🐢 🐌

For those curious about the channel history, here's our hibernation announcement and follow-up:

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

For those curious about the channel history, here's our hibernation announcement and follow-up:

https://farcaster.xyz/danicaswanson/0x8a7f60d5

https://farcaster.xyz/danicaswanson/0xe401b81e