i used to try to move mountains to appease the community in times of chaos. every single time it's backfired.
the truth is, on the internet you either stand by your conviction or you're a pussy.
i've been a pussy in the past.
like the bridge off SOL. everyone in the community was panicking (myself included) during FTX. i tried to fix their anxiety. in reality i was just being a pussy.
it always feels good in the moment. you're the "based" dev that's saving their bags. you get twitter blowjobs everyday. i was in that spot for a while. it feels nice.
but everyone in that exact spot today, that plays that game, will have it backfire on their face one day.
i said let it go lower and i meant it. i still do.
i said i want to allow our community to come back home and i meant it. i still do.
today, i am saying that i believe that art upgrades and changing nft art as a rallying mechanism is stupid. i mean it.
i believe that antifragility is the answer. that's my conviction. not just building the best community, but the strongest one.
i believe that this whole NFT ecosystem has been experiencing a fundamental, violent repricing for the last year.
it's easy to fixate on outliers and say "oh they're doing well, the whole space must be fine".
study the dwindling volumes (even with incentivized bidding). the lack of any new successful mints. the lower ceiling on upside. the dwindling volumes. study the transition of ico's to defi.
nfts will not look like they did in 2021 again. the only nft communities that will survive are the ones that are able to build a real community.
and a year of me being a pussy might have set us back, but i wouldn't have it any other way.
in terms of not doing art upgrades anymore... it's simple.
why bottleneck creativity into a singular event? why play an unwinnable game (upgrading a subjective medium like art)?
welcome to an unshackled community of artists & a clear demand to fill.
welcome to season ∞
gm all say hello to my @DeGodsNFT hazmat version
@HazmatClub on top 🤝🫡
Drop your Degod ID
I also want to thank all the support I have received, I will continue contributing to the community and doing good shit…
BREAKING: @JupiterExchange NOW ALLOWS ITS USERS TO TRADE ASSETS THAT AREN’T NATIVE ON @solana WITHOUT NEEDING TO BRIDGE - VIA @CloneProtocol INTEGRATION
Here are some facts about the recent partnerships we announced.
1. Cube Exchange - @baalazamon was one of the first people in the entire ecosystem that I doxxed to in February '22 at the LA Solana Hacker House.
At the time, barely anybody knew what DeGods was & Cube Exchange didn't exist yet.
We've wanted to find a way to work together for over 2 years now. The timing aligns, so that is exactly what we are going to do.
2. Sniper - I met @0xmaz_ in Feb 2022, before he quit his job at Amazon & went full time on Sol Sniper... Back then "Sol Sniper" was just a side project he hacked together on his laptop.
Since then, we've organically become close friends IRL. Even @Jarrad_sol and many of the guys on his team are certified DeGods OGs.
It was clear to me from the first day I met Max that he was built different & it's been incredible to watch them lead the innovation in the hybrid defi/404 movement.
3. Phantom - The FUD from this one is hilarious. I have been a Phantom-maxi since the first time I used it in July 2021. Check my tweets.
We literally launched multichain in direct collaboration with the Phantom team (for months).
We've worked on dozens of different feature activations together; everything from getting the $DUST price to show in the wallet, to listing NFTs straight from Phantom, to random little marketing activations. It was like speed dial in the early days.
Why am I sharing all of this?
Because no amount of money can buy history.
Every team that we've announced partnerships with came from organic relationships that formed over years of being in the trenches together.
Where were you?
Most people's #1 criticism of me is that I did not support Solana when it was at it's lowest.
Yet, today when 3 incredible teams decide to support us while we are down... you want to criticize them?
I have apologized for not supporting Solana at it's lows.
Will you do the same for DeGods?