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Thoughts on /enjoy, /metaliminal, and everything else.
sorry to be that guy i'm just not buying the bullposting. well, i might literally buy, but there are no developments that inspire long-term belief.
i'm sure i'll miss out on $, but it's really hard for me to invest without that belief. a CEX listing is hot gas. copy pasta is hot gas.
i'm sure i'll miss out on $, but it's really hard for me to invest without that belief. a CEX listing is hot gas. copy pasta is hot gas.
think it's time to write a little bullpost/blog on $enjoy.
while we enjoy pumps, just like every other coin, due to broader market success, our long term advantage should be evident: focus.
while we enjoy pumps, just like every other coin, due to broader market success, our long term advantage should be evident: focus.
i'm trying to tell the photogs to stop posting on rodeo and hit zora. they should win the game
i have no clout but you should listen to me about publishing on zora
when zora creators notice their tokens are close to launch, they should mint some editions for themselves.
on tez it was common practice for artists to buy back or hold editions; same principle applies. that the creator can impact the secondary by holding editions for a minimal cost is extremely intriguing
on tez it was common practice for artists to buy back or hold editions; same principle applies. that the creator can impact the secondary by holding editions for a minimal cost is extremely intriguing
wait until creatives realize they can make money on zora by expressing their taste
i've made a small-but-high-roi profit collecting and the path to it scaling is clear. that trading activity actually supports the creator is incredibly satisfying
i don't want to trade shitcoins, i want to trade art
i've made a small-but-high-roi profit collecting and the path to it scaling is clear. that trading activity actually supports the creator is incredibly satisfying
i don't want to trade shitcoins, i want to trade art
ngl i feel like rodeo has better art than zora and i don't even use it. the wild part is rodeo told ya not to post art there 🥸
study Chris
Zora's entire experience is predicated on the idea that onchain media = posts. I get it, it's easy to explain etc etc. But it's not the right framework for anything truly valuable. This is more culpable for the negative view of the "free mint" meta than edition pricing.
YT and Twitch (seen more commonly as creator platforms) provide much to learn from. YT, in particular, respects its creators, content, and consumers more than most.
Zora lacks this respect, and the platform's content reflects that.
There's a gap in the market that Zora could fill, but it is instead going for normies or whatever.
I never took Dan's "not enough interesting content" seriously bc I knew there were more than enough interesting users. WC's problem is noise.
But Zora actually has this problem, bc it hasn't captured the best creators (and content).
Abandoning basic stats on pages, metadata, collections, batch upload, timed posts, etc etc are the exact wrong direction. Just help onchain creators make money.
YT and Twitch (seen more commonly as creator platforms) provide much to learn from. YT, in particular, respects its creators, content, and consumers more than most.
Zora lacks this respect, and the platform's content reflects that.
There's a gap in the market that Zora could fill, but it is instead going for normies or whatever.
I never took Dan's "not enough interesting content" seriously bc I knew there were more than enough interesting users. WC's problem is noise.
But Zora actually has this problem, bc it hasn't captured the best creators (and content).
Abandoning basic stats on pages, metadata, collections, batch upload, timed posts, etc etc are the exact wrong direction. Just help onchain creators make money.
zora needs more interesting content
prob have to stop writing all these ad-hoc casts about zora and publish a proper article.
imo no doubt the protocol is the most powerful nft publishing tool to-date, but:
1) the protocol mechanics are misunderstood by creators
2) the app is at odds w/ the protocol and creators
3) damaged brand equity w/ creators
imo no doubt the protocol is the most powerful nft publishing tool to-date, but:
1) the protocol mechanics are misunderstood by creators
2) the app is at odds w/ the protocol and creators
3) damaged brand equity w/ creators
you don't give your work away for free on zora. you actually sell 1111 editions for a total of ~$300. once they're sold they can be traded on secondary automatically with creator royalties.
$.30 entry fee for casuals. no upper bound for serious supporters.
this is the best onchain model and it's not close.
$.30 entry fee for casuals. no upper bound for serious supporters.
this is the best onchain model and it's not close.
Some Zora math:
- 1 mint = 111 sparks
- 200 mints = 22,200 sparks
- 20,000 mints = 2,220,000 sparks
20,000 mints = minimum secondary threshold for a contract w/ 100 tokens
= 2.2 eth + secondary fees
I don't it's hard for artists with success on other platforms to reach 20K mints, even w/ less than 100 tokens
- 1 mint = 111 sparks
- 200 mints = 22,200 sparks
- 20,000 mints = 2,220,000 sparks
20,000 mints = minimum secondary threshold for a contract w/ 100 tokens
= 2.2 eth + secondary fees
I don't it's hard for artists with success on other platforms to reach 20K mints, even w/ less than 100 tokens
It's not a free mint meta it's a pay-what-you-want meta
The mint phase is like a reverse dutch auction, with the exception that there's a guaranteed minimum to launch (200 for now).
In this meta, collectors have more agency and more influence over the value of assets.
The mint phase is like a reverse dutch auction, with the exception that there's a guaranteed minimum to launch (200 for now).
In this meta, collectors have more agency and more influence over the value of assets.
sorting by popularity is kind of interesting
https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x479a2c48acef9fddff93baedfee34ea308a481dc?sort=popularity
https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x479a2c48acef9fddff93baedfee34ea308a481dc?sort=popularity
Time to crack this one back open. At nearly 400 pages and filled with some borderline nonsense, Strategy is Your Words was the most surprising and valuable business book I ever read.
If there's one book I'd recommend to those over indexing on engineering, it's this one.
If there's one book I'd recommend to those over indexing on engineering, it's this one.
33% lied lol. i feel like platforms like wc and twitter take more than they give. winning the algo is a job, and participating results in endless notifications that aren't easy to navigate. i hope the changes to channels bring about a cozier feeling
I thought making a channel for /lobotomy-v1 would be a useful way to catalogue all the mints and enable notifications, but it seems to provide significantly worse distribution.
Maybe nobody likes the work. Maybe I need to be a reply guy. Maybe I'll qc in other channels later. Idk
Maybe nobody likes the work. Maybe I need to be a reply guy. Maybe I'll qc in other channels later. Idk
/lobotomy-v1 has been in my brain since 2022. Back then, it was called PARADISE_V2. It was supposed to be a "vacation album". I spent a lot of time in Nantucket, so it was 90% of my material.
Nantucket became somewhat painful, and the multi-location framework wasn't feeling right, so the project sat on the shelf.
I wanted to mint on the Zora protocol and get these memories out of my brain. It forced a simplification of the concept: just Nantucket. With one location, the story would make sense (reverse) chronologically. No need for metadata.
Diving in and realizing how fascinating it is to edit photos 2 years after they were taken. Particularly bc I'm editing fuji film sim jpegs; what I'm editing is already post-processed.
I'm collabing with 2022 photographer and editor me. It's a weird emotional and stylistic exercise and it's cathartic af.
enjoy 💔❗❗❗
Nantucket became somewhat painful, and the multi-location framework wasn't feeling right, so the project sat on the shelf.
I wanted to mint on the Zora protocol and get these memories out of my brain. It forced a simplification of the concept: just Nantucket. With one location, the story would make sense (reverse) chronologically. No need for metadata.
Diving in and realizing how fascinating it is to edit photos 2 years after they were taken. Particularly bc I'm editing fuji film sim jpegs; what I'm editing is already post-processed.
I'm collabing with 2022 photographer and editor me. It's a weird emotional and stylistic exercise and it's cathartic af.
enjoy 💔❗❗❗
Take this complaint functionally, not emotionally:
It's wild that my recent posts garner <10 likes on avg. I don't farm out of principle and limited bandwidth, but should I have to to earn engagement?
If we assume 5k/50k+ followers are real (still feels generous), the % is silly.
It's wild that my recent posts garner <10 likes on avg. I don't farm out of principle and limited bandwidth, but should I have to to earn engagement?
If we assume 5k/50k+ followers are real (still feels generous), the % is silly.
Tipping tokens are liable to becoming a burden, especially if the incentive weakens.
Sense this with enjoy, though not as strongly as with degen, rare, etc.
What if solving that internal problem was a bonus when solving for an external problem?
A token can't survive if it doesn't solve an external issue. See degen
Sense this with enjoy, though not as strongly as with degen, rare, etc.
What if solving that internal problem was a bonus when solving for an external problem?
A token can't survive if it doesn't solve an external issue. See degen
Lobotomy was a long time coming.
While most of my work over the last two years was conceptual, Lobotomy is a story with a beginning and end.
It's my most personal work and it will be cathartic to finally publish it
While most of my work over the last two years was conceptual, Lobotomy is a story with a beginning and end.
It's my most personal work and it will be cathartic to finally publish it
i've heard so many builders say they don't pay attention to the competition
pffffffffffftttttt
there is so much to learn. imagine not having to make a particular mistake, or not having to take the risk on a particular success
pffffffffffftttttt
there is so much to learn. imagine not having to make a particular mistake, or not having to take the risk on a particular success
two artists. comparable audiences and perceived calibur.
one mints on rodeo everyday, the other zora. they do this for 3 months.
who makes more money?
one mints on rodeo everyday, the other zora. they do this for 3 months.
who makes more money?