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THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
1/ On the 6529 Network Museum
The Memes are a form of decentralized funding protocol - of art, of science, of other things that we want to fund.
The selection is fully decentralized and the execution, mostly but not fully decentralized.
(For now, someone has to press a Trezor button ultimately for the mint to start, though this will change eventually.)
2/ Is this interesting? Is this just specific to The Memes or is the first example of a broader concept?
Well, obviously it is the latter. Today, I would like to propose a second demonstration of something that can be fully decentralized, in this case, a museum
3/ The 6529 Network Museum is a museum that is collectively curated and "owned" by the 6529 network, aka the people who have accrued TDH, aka at a first approximation the meme card holders
4/ By "owned", I mean owned the way the Louvre is owned by the French people, not owned the way I own punk6529.
In other words, I mean "held in perpetuity by the network" +/-, on behalf of the network, but not for any particular member of the network (myself included)
5/ The network museum will not as a general rule sell pieces, it will not distribute eth to network members or anything of the sort. It will be a smart contract ultimately that is controlled by the network forever.
6/ For now it is 3 of 5 multi-sig SAFE with 5 of us charged with transitioning in it to the TDH controlled smart contract - @6529er@itsjpower@gratusmasculus and @HugoFaz
7/ Now the interesting question - how do you run a decentralized museum - we have a theory on how to start. @6529er and I submitted a Meme Card today with a proposed theme for the first collection of the Museum. Any money he and I receive if the Meme Card is selected will be used to fund a network selection and acquisition of pieces from artists within the proposed theme.
8/ Whether or not our proposed collection is good will be determined by the network by TDH.
If our proposed Meme Card and, by extension, collection is selected, the pieces to be collected will also be selected by the network by TDH.
Once they are selected, they will be purchased as newly minted CC0 1/1s for the museum and the meme card will show a compilation of them.
9/ I think (and I apologize in advance for this) that this is pretty smart.
It took me me quite a bit of time to figure out how to do this, but I like the outcome.
a/ Anyone can submit a Meme Card to do this (and I hope people do)
b/ the network decides if they like the collection
c/ the network decides what 1 of 1s to buy
d/ the artists get a 1 of 1 in an extremely permanent collection and distribution to a larger group via the Meme Card compilation
e/ the Meme Card minters get a meme card and an edition of interesting work.
10/ Also, the fact that we are only buying, not selling and not fractionalizing, simplifies many otherwise complex issues.
I know this is going to confuse people, but it all depends on how you look at it.
The purpose of the network is to perform the functions of the state, not of a private individual or company.
11/ Nobody would expect the Smithsonian to be flipping its pieces on eBay or to give a dividend to every American and so the same logic applies here.
12/ There is more detail here: 6529.io/waves/b6128077…
13/ In any case, we will see how it goes - let's see what the network thinks about all this and if it votes for the card - if so, I think we will learn some interesting things
As we build Blokyz as a collectible and an IP, the distinction between design and story has been an interesting problem to ponder upon.
Do you need a story, or does design alone carry the weight?
Generally, collectibles, especially designer collectibles, don't necessarily need a story. Funko Pop or Bearbrick don't really have a story, there is a narrative but no story. Barbie for the longest time didn't have a story.
But they all have really strong designs, instantly identifiable. The original Blokyz silhouette, the androidish body, the trademark ear were designed to achieve this goal of long term instant identification and symbolism.
At the same time, to build value long term, you need a story and at the least you need a narrative.
Funko’s narrative could be, a system that allows you to collect all your fandoms in one place in one shape.
Bearbrick, I feel takes this and adds a layer of premiumness and exclusivity, ‘If your fandom is big enough, it may have a limited edition Bearbrick and if you are the biggest fan, you must have it’
Barbie and Lego have shown a third interesting path, especially Lego.
You could take a designer collectible, introduce interesting characters and then tell fresh and compelling stories to take the collectibles into a truly unique space.
With Blokyz, we feel we have a design that can over time develop a strong visual identity and let us produce a very wide range of characters. Objective with the lore is to give us creative freedom. To tell not one story. Any story.
So as the lore starts coming out, you will see each character and wonder what’s the story behind it. Sometimes you may wonder under what circumstances could these 2 characters ever come together.
And I believe this gives us incredible fuel for building fascinating stories
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