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Whether we like it or not, @zora and @rodeodotclub are redefining cryptoart. They may be making each sale smaller, but its in the process of making art more crypto-native, with a more fluid market for every artwork. Its taking me a while to appreciate this, mostly because they made such dramatic and sudden changes to their minting prices and procedures. 

What are your feelings on this?

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https://linktr.ee/tinyrainboot

this link i shared last night highlights why the ig model of content churn is problematic if u actually want to create substance and longevity in your work. u might get short term rewards for playing the game (if you're lucky) but at what cost and for how long until short term attention spans wane on u? it's unpredictable to create anything meaningful, to yourself most of all, like this

"This is a material example of what happens online with content. See a dance, do the dance do the dance do the dance do the dance. See the clickbait do the clickbait do the clickbait do the clickbait do the clickbait. Until it means nothing anymore.

As enshittification happens to content, if we view still view that making of content as making, as creating, then it’s no longer just the code that’s going to degrade. It’s our behavior, our feelings, our interactions with one another."

https://warpcast.com/riotgoools/0xf3e10353

so is it bad that i want to be part of this “upper echelon of artists with a brand name”? that is what i am working towards, over the long run. i’m not satisfied with mediocrity; why would i be here? i might as well give it a shot; if it doesn’t work out, that’s ok — life evolves, desires shift, circumstances change. but having a more ambitious goal post certainly pushes me to work harder on my creations. 

can i make fast, aesthetically pleasing art and churn it out every day to make a few bucks on zora? i absolutely could. but this would be a betrayal of the person i am and my merit as an artist. that’s just not the role i want to play right now. 

i don’t want my art in the hands of thousands of people who tapped to collect while scrolling. i want it in the hands of a few hundred people who really felt something and connected with it — who spent some time with the work and want to be able to resurface that feeling by owning it.

i haven't 100% formed my opinion yet. agree with you that it's definitely become more crypto-native now, the question is whether you want to play the game by these rules. 

some links and threads you might want to read:

https://warpcast.com/riotgoools/0x7cba9537

https://warpcast.com/tinyrainboot/0x962e5283

https://warpcast.com/tinyrainboot/0x473829b6

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