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A channel dedicated to casters based in Ottawa ๐จ๐ฆ
Mahatma Gandhi once said, โFirst they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.โ
Itโs more of a general observation about how new ideasโtechnological or otherwiseโare often received with skepticism or resistance before gaining acceptance.
Over time, people have adapted it to describe the arc of disruptive innovations, like how early critics dismissed electricity or the internet before they became unstoppable.
During my opening keynote address The Legacy Conference, I told the aspiring entrepreneurs that the creative arts are no stranger to such resistance.
From the printing press to photography, digital art, generative art, and now generative AI, weโre seeing the clash play out again. As I said in my talk, look to the 180โitโs often where the opportunities hide.
Human nature is a funny thing! ๐
Itโs more of a general observation about how new ideasโtechnological or otherwiseโare often received with skepticism or resistance before gaining acceptance.
Over time, people have adapted it to describe the arc of disruptive innovations, like how early critics dismissed electricity or the internet before they became unstoppable.
During my opening keynote address The Legacy Conference, I told the aspiring entrepreneurs that the creative arts are no stranger to such resistance.
From the printing press to photography, digital art, generative art, and now generative AI, weโre seeing the clash play out again. As I said in my talk, look to the 180โitโs often where the opportunities hide.
Human nature is a funny thing! ๐
๐ฃPSA your Creator in Residence at LAC has an update: Planning my proposed 3 events (you bet Iโll talk about blockchain/nfts) throughout the 8-months followed by 1 final RL unveiling at Library and Archives Canada #wip ๐ ๐ https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/corporate/about-us/strategies-initiatives/pages/creator-residence.aspx
We can now equip different expressions to eepMonkey! Head over the eepvers.xyz and try it out ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐
Only 3 more days to grab your tickets to Vitalik: An Ethereum Story playing at landsdowne on January 27.
https://tickets.demand.film/event/13099?ref=gzRvmRzb
Vitalik: An Ethereum Story is a feature documentary chronicling tech visionary Vitalik Buterin and Ethereumโs community of builders as they fight for an open internet accessible to all.
https://tickets.demand.film/event/13099?ref=gzRvmRzb
Vitalik: An Ethereum Story is a feature documentary chronicling tech visionary Vitalik Buterin and Ethereumโs community of builders as they fight for an open internet accessible to all.
Hey Ottawa fam! I'm hosting an on-demand screening of the Vitalik documentary at Cineplex Landsdowne. Hoping you'll come out and connect with the Ottawa Web 3 community!
Get your tickets today, 30 more to ensure the event happens. LFG!
https://tickets.demand.film/event/13099?ref=gzRvmRzb
Get your tickets today, 30 more to ensure the event happens. LFG!
https://tickets.demand.film/event/13099?ref=gzRvmRzb
Hey Ottawa fam! Iโm hosting a screening of Vitalik: An Ethereum Story at Cineplex Landsdowne on January 27th.
Hoping youโll join me and the rest of the ottawa web 3 community for a fun filled night!
https://tickets.demand.film/event/13099
Hoping youโll join me and the rest of the ottawa web 3 community for a fun filled night!
https://tickets.demand.film/event/13099
A good listen for my fellow entrepreneurs! Episode 136 https://youtu.be/39lU2XinGV0
๐ผ๏ธโ๏ธ holding down the fort @ Ottawa Art Gallery https://oaggao.ca/whats-on/exhibitions/eepmon/
๐ผ๏ธโ๏ธ Good combo at the Jackson Cafรฉ housed right in the Ottawa Art Gallery! Drop by sometime ๐
๐ต๐ฅCelebrate ๐จ๐ฆ Day at the Canada Science and Technology Museum! https://ingeniumcanada.org/scitech
I was invited by Canadian Heritage to speak at their seminar on Canadaโs Export Strategy. Insights from my B2Bs in ๐จ๐ณ and ๐ฏ๐ต provided perspectives that enrich the understanding and strategic planning for both national and international creative industries. ๐
Haro Ottawa๐จ๐ฆ peeps! Our next event will have us today at Beyond Blockchain event in Bayview Yards, 4-7pm! Drop by to say hi, getcho eepMonkey and our IRL airdrop joggers at our table! ๐โจ eepvers.xyz
A toast for Ottawaโs downtown creative renewal ๐ฅ https://massivart.com/news_post/massivart-teams-up-with-oag-for-arts-corridor/
Haro OTT peeps. If you're around dt, I'll be officially unveiling my mural during the Ottawa Art Gallery's June 20th AGM ๐ต https://oaggao.ca/whats-on/exhibitions/chaos-bloom-tidal-wave/
Any plans for next week? Letโs get together Ottawa gang
