Increasing the Experiment's Scope

Increasing the Experiment's Scope

Mar 11, 2022

"What is preached should be put into practice-- only then is it called speech and action without defect." Chang Po-tuan, Understanding Reality

I've been talking for months about how I want Bonus Room to operate within a Gift Economics framework. This experiment is all about how to create a functional system within a broken capitalistic society. How?

We Experiment with Trust.

If you are already subscribed to my mailing list, you're already privy to my creative offerings. Some of you fine people have already slid into my DM's and booked up calendar time. Thank you! I am so grateful and EXCITED!

This work is necessary to satisfy my financial responsibilities, but this pivot cannot include tossing my BoRo plans. Instead of abandoning the reins of Bonus Room and saddling into a full-time job, I've decided to Expand the Experiment.

Now, instead of exclusively planning my output, I will be Gifting my time to more people interested in supporting me... and my vision for Bonus Room. This means my Freelance Gifting will operate similarly to the pledge drives we all just listened to last week. You can sign up for a regular, monthly membership here, AND you can increase your contribution-- now with Thank You Gifts! My time!

How is this different than getting a job? This is where I flex my Big Time trust muscles and let you choose the amplitude of Reciprocation. Some people are happy to drop $5 a month just to watch me write, make art, and stay the course of Bonus Room planning. Other peeps may be moved to support my vision of gift exchange by commissioning art or downloading some printables. It's like a Choose Your Own Adventure! Except all roads lead to a future Bonus Room, but some pathways get me to my goals quicker. Because of that, I think my goals kind've become Our Goals. BFFLs!

For all my favorite Sweet Thangs that have followed me this far, I want you to know I am not giving up. The Universe has introduced some bumps and bends in my 2022, but She's also supplied me with incredible support. Kelly at Bespoke Hogaboom held me accountable through business planning and financial mapping, then they nurtured me in a Nest of Binches over on their Discord Server for Creatives. Seventeen of YOU read my articles and toss coins and comments my way each week. My kids deserve to see how I can set my mind to a task and build something from nothing, then maybe so can they. More privately, I've made a pact with The Mórrígan so I'll still be here. Doing the work. The experiment continues! Thank you for coming along.

Thank you again for reading all the way to the bottom. If you've gotten this far, you should I know I edited out about 30 more handwritten pages of my opinions, ideas, and hair-brained theories. If you're telling yourself "Well damn, Jen. I'd like to read that sometime!" you can let me know by commenting, following, supporting or becoming a member. My writing and art is a compulsion and I have placed it here as a gift to you. If you feel moved to give something back... well, Buy Me a Coffee. I'll see you next week.

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