MaxMcNeilSmyth

There's no two ways about it. The first purpose of NFTs is for prices to trend upwards. Once that happens, and only when that happens, should holders be asked to entertain grand visions and believe in bigger pictures. And rightfully so. Unrealistic roadmaps, broken promises, missed deliveries, etc. from teams and founders still learning/building and others who abandoned their projects altogether are the reason holders stop engaging, repping, and believing in founders’ visions, question the value of their non-fungible token or the validity of the project and the space as a whole. Holders purchased shiny paradigm-shifting ‘NFTs’ only for them to watch the industry, global brands and world media snub the now dirty term for more marketable alternatives like digital collectibles, artefacts and other terms that are the same but different. Internet JPEGS, shitcoins, and imaginary money and the founders/teams behind them gleefully go unquestioned in a bull market. It is then unquestionably justifiable for holders of those tokens to turn around during a bear market in the middle of world economic collapse and critically question founders and projects they breathe life into regardless of whether the charts are green or red. This isn't the part of the post where I position myself as the exception to any of the above. That's the exact opposite of where I'm going with this. There are a select few founders and projects that have earnt the right to celebrate a grand vision and paint bigger pictures for their communities because they have achieved the 'raison d'être' of an NFT collection. I'm the founder of one of the most promising Web3-Born NFT projects, kept alive by one of the space's highest-conviction communities and powered by a team of super-human artists, developers and designers. While many could make a case for Okay Bears to be considered as one of those projects, I don’t for a second consider myself as one of those founders, and accept that many share a similar view. My team has put Okay Bears on the road to long-term tangible and sustainable real-world success, building alongside undeniable corporations that are the best in the world… And this success will come. later. As for me, I'm bored of later. I want to win now. I want success at whiplash web3 pace, staring the bear market dead in the face, while the odds are at their lowest and all signs point in the opposite direction. And the first step to that success is simple: Price. Go. Up. (Way up) That's the only metric I will judge myself on. In truth, web3 is the only game I’m interested in playing. It feels good to finally say this out loud. It’s the one thing I haven’t conquered. You might even think, it's the one thing I have personally failed. And that's cool. It’s the only point I want to prove. I hear the clock ticking louder than ever. I know I don't get to be the underdog. But I see the few in my corner, and you are the ones I want to win for.

That wild TikTok live performer vid makes so much more sense when you see the pricing of the gifts. “GangGang” and “Ice Cream” are the cheapest (1 coin) while “Hat and moustache” break the bank (99 coins).