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ted (not lasso)
@ted
strong opinion, somewhat strongly held: creatives don't want to create for "content traders" the word "trader" is inherently transactional — someone primarily seeking profit, optimizing for price movement without emotional or philosophical attachment to the asset itself idk a single creative who seeks that out
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@jessepollak
I agree with this take — but I think it's a false equivalence to say that coining content == *creating for content traders* secondary markets have existed for all assets, forever. this is true with paintings, NFTs, and yes, coins. and creators/artists have created for a mix of themselves, their collectors, and yes, people who have bought and sold their pieces. there has always been an inherent tension between who one creates for. coining content is very stigmatized because it has been historically something that *has* been transactional. but people said the same thing about open edition mints. and they said the same thing about uploading videos on tiktok and instagram. the thesis is that coining can serve as a better distribution channel *and* a better monetization channel for creators. it can do this because it can flow more freely and more people can participate. i think it's reasonable to disagree on whether you think that happens — but let's have that conversation, not be anchored to stigma.
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jesse.base.eth 🔵
@jessepollak
also - i think it's good and healthy to celebrate folks trading content and making money off it. all the meme pages on instagram where people find good things on the internet and share them but right now just get likes? those people can and will earn money from finding content early and curating it. they are providing an invaluable service to the internet and are essentially uncompensated right now. are there negative forms of trading and bad behavior? absolutely! but we can be thoughtful and meticulous in our critique. it can be good that someone finds a piece of content early and makes money off it. and it can also be bad that someone exploits a system to profit in an unjust way.
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