conversations

"I Don't Believe You Can Start An Economy With a Token Sale."

A conversation on revenue streams, bootstrapping, network economies, and why Studio Slowcore has no plans to launch a token.

Jan 16 • Studio Slowcore, Trigs, and Danica Swanson

Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud: Community Call Edition

The Return On Attention group chat gets into the weeds on how extractive economic structures constrain artists' optionality for gift-giving.

Jan 9 • Studio Slowcore, Adam, Trigs, Danica Swanson, and Lenara

Community Responses to "Curator Economy, Not Creator Economy"

A chat conversation on themes from Tom Beck's influential essay on the oft-overlooked value of human curation.

Nov 20, 2025 • Studio Slowcore, Trigs, and Danica Swanson

The Crumpled-$5-Bill-Problem for Artists

Artists are tired of passing the same "crumpled $5 bill" back and forth amongst ourselves while the value we create gets captured elsewhere. How should…

Nov 17, 2025 • Studio Slowcore, Trigs, Mike Natanzon, Lenara, and Danica Swanson

"Give Increase" or Earn Profit?

Markets extract value created by the gift and turn it into private profit. For artists to thrive, we think markets will need to stay in their lane.

Oct 29, 2025 • Studio Slowcore, Danica Swanson, and Trigs

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