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my tiny protest against the free mint meta: why i've decided to no longer sell full pieces on free mint platforms. https://paragraph.xyz/@tinyrainboot/free-mint-meta

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my 1 month august break from zora, etc. turned into an indefinite break ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ for me, i don't even think it's so much about the dropping prices (i was airdropping lots of things anyways) but it was as u also mentioned – the removal of controls. that, more than anything for me, really changed the vibe. now i'm kind of like, why bother? the other thing i've noticed, which i feel really bad about, is that since this all went down, i feel like i've lost a lot of interest in collecting. like before it felt better (still not the best) that a single mint provided slightly more tangible support for the artist. now that it's devalued so much, it feels no different than just pressing like on social. so when i'm busy and i'll just quickly press like rather than go through the steps to connect, sign, load wallet, change app, etc. to send 25 cents (╥_╥) i also see ppl increase their output frequency and churn things out to compensate and this content overload makes me less interested in collecting as well

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It's really timely that you mention this because @benna and I were just discussing something similar. For our upcoming exhibitions, we might eventually try to break free from existing platforms at some point by creating fully DIY websites that will house all the artworks. This way: 1. We’ll have complete control over the design, allowing it to fully align with the narrative and themes we’re exploring. 2. It could bring us closer to what we might call decentralization.

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3. Also, trying to bring back this nice feeling of collecting onchain.

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i think that's a good idea, especially for group exhibitions where u want to provide more context around the specific groupings of work. it will definitely give u more flexibility in presentation as well since not everything needs to be in an insta grid (⌒_⌒;) i think it's also important to go the extra mile these days with online presentation bc it's so easy just to have automated systems spit things out now ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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