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January 1, 2021 to April 6, 2026. Centralized Money - @Nasdaq up 70% - @DowJones up 52% - @Bitcoin up 135% - @ethereum Up 63% Decentralized Assets - Total NFT Volume down -91% - Top NFT Floor Prices Down -88% - Drawdown -90% “Dip” We are early For the culture Beanie Babies

Watching people pump garbage like this reminds me of influencers pumping a shitcoin. Trying to watch this for a few minutes was torture - and I’m not going to lower my entertainment expectations because “it’s cool that some average dude can use Ai to make a movie.” No thanks…

Im not going to lower my standards and expectation because someone wants to pump up some garbage Ai film. I watch the first 2 minutes and the visuals were average for an Ai video, and horrible from a Hollywood blockbuster perspective. Watching people pump this garbage is like watching someone try and sell a shitcoin in crypto as a “project” and business.

I haven’t heard from @maryam_baghbani since February since the escalation of the war in #Iran. I hope you are well, and safe, my friend. In the meantime - I’m gonna share her art. ❤️ Feel free to share yours (and this post) as well. Much love to all❤️🙏 #artshare #nftshare

@SHL0MS I tried to read this post - but I couldn’t get past the fact that you don’t use capital letters after a period. Nothing personal - but I can’t respect opinions of people that intentionally don’t use proper punctuation or grammar when they command the typing podium.

NFTs could have worked out if people actually wanted to own them instead of flipping them. i never spent a splashy amount of money on NFTs but steadily bought lower priced work from artists who i like and wanted to support and own something from and never sold anything. what serious artist wants their work to be traded by mouth breathers foaming about floor prices who couldn’t give a single shit about art? i find it ironic that this new breed of shills are doing the whole “this trad artist who sells million dollar paintings has an NFT series from 2022 that’s only $39! aRbItRaGe!!!!” while at the same time perpetuating the gauche flipper bullshit that crowds out any possibility of any of these artists with the bona fides they revere so much ever minting work again. at the very least accept that you’re a glorified memecoin trader and not an art collector and stop talking out of both sides of your mouth

@suparno67 This post reeks of desperation and scammy bullshit.

Just saying !!! This is for all photographers in the space. 1. If you are not in the 6529.io network, possibly it’s time to find out more and get in 2. A number of you in the space have an opinion about a decentralized network, some extremely skeptical and some blindly loyal. Does not matter. Engage and look at the bright side. Move to setup a decentralized network museum 3. How the network votes and what is the final shape of the mechanics of it will be debated and fine tuned but currently the base proposal is like this 4. Unfortunately photography has not obtained the same level of visibility Or market adulation as other genres of art. So starting with this genre in the museum is a well admired (by me) move. Seriously ! Dig in a little. There is a network inbuilt to help and answer and guide each of you in this journey. Credits - @punk6529 @6529er @HugoFaz

@johnknopf Many of us knew “not your gallery, not your legacy.” But when we spoke - no one cared or listened. The pleading of ignorance now by so many is laughable to be honest.

I wanted to weigh in on the closure of Foundation and what’s happening across NFT platforms. I used to think sending royalties to zero was the biggest rug pull in this space. Turns out giving platforms a percentage of every sale was bigger. Artists onboarded because we were promised perpetual royalties. We stayed because our sales lived on-chain, surfaced through platforms that gave our work web3 “credibility.” But that credibility was rented. Now platforms we paid millions to are shutting down. Others are raising fees. Auction histories are disappearing. And suddenly “provenance” depends on whether a company still exists to display it. All the data is on Ethereum. But the visibility, trust, and market access were not. Those were controlled by the platforms. We already knew “not your keys, not your wallet.” Now it’s clearer: not your gallery, not your legacy. Web3 was supposed to break the traditional gallery model. Instead, we rebuilt it on new rails and handed the power right back. In the traditional art world, galleries promote artists because their revenue depends on it. They have limited space, they have no other option. Curation comes with support, it has to. In web3, platforms scaled curation without this responsibility. They can essentially have unlimited amounts of art with no real obligation to help them succeed. That’s not a partnership. That’s extraction dressed as opportunity. But imo this isn’t the end of the story, it’s the beginning. If this space is actually different, then artists need to act like it. Not waiting for small-team ultra curated platforms to validate our work, but owning identity, provenance, and relationships directly. Most of us believe in what we’re doing here for the future generations of artists, it’s why we haven’t left, but If anything is going to change, it definitely WILL NOT come from platforms. It comes from us… 🖤

@akaFoley @mandolinaes 😆

@mandolinaes @StaticMotionNFT No, we have some weird love 😆

GM Twitter and GM @akaFoley - you talentless, grifting son of a bitch.

@CalebSol They do not exist.

I’m tired of pump and dump projects I need a community here long term Do they exist?

I knew you were trouble when you walked in...

@AndrewYang It’s likely because most communities are filled with bots and run by admins that paid for the bots to entice people to join. Basically scammers. X won’t say that - but it’s the reality I’ve seen. Most communities are just fake paid influence. Always the actions of the few…

I’m a member of multiple x communities and enjoy the experience immensely. A group chat will hurt the functionality a ton. This change will effectively disperse and destroy communities that people have dedicated thousands of hours to creating and cultivating. It’s a bad idea.

Probably because communities with over 5k members were literally just filled with bots. “No Matt! That’s not true!” Yes. It is. I check everything. Be better.

I almost didn’t say anything, but I feel like I have to share this so it doesn’t happen to anyone else. Yesterday I was contacted by someone claiming to be from Forbes. Now for context - I’ve actually followed the Forbes account on X for a while - so this didn’t immediately feel out of place. They referenced my work, my NFT collections, even specific pieces. It all checked out. They knew who I was, and they were impressed by my 100’s of sales on @objktcom totaling 10’s of dollars. They told me Forbes was putting together a feature on “emerging digital asset visionaries” and wanted to do a live interview. They said the interview would be conducted via Calendly. Not scheduled through Calendly - conducted through it. They sent me a link, and when I opened it, it looked like a normal booking page… except there was a live countdown timer and a note that said: “Special Guest: Taylor Swift (Collector Spotlight Segment)” At this point I should have known something was off, but they explained that Taylor had recently been “quietly acquiring digital art” and wanted to surprise creators live during interviews by purchasing full collections. Yes. My entire collection. During the call. On Calendly. I clicked “Join Interview” and it opened what looked like a hybrid between a Zoom call, a Shopify checkout, and… I swear… a Spotify player in the background playing “Blank Space.” There was a Forbes logo, a host introducing me, and then a video feed of “Taylor Swift” waving and saying she loved my work and wanted to “ape the whole thing.” Then the screen froze. A message popped up saying: “Your wallet is not verified for celebrity-tier transactions. Please connect all wallets, all chains, and sign to enable full collection purchase.” And that’s when it hit me… If I don’t connect my wallets now… Taylor won’t be able to buy my beautiful amazing pictures. I of course connected my first wallet, then another wallet, then another. It took about 15 minutes total - but all wallets, all chains connected just like the host asked. It made sense in my head. What could go wrong right? Then boom… all my money gone… all my NFTs gone… I closed everything immediately. So much damage done, but honestly… it was so convincing in a completely absurd way. Moral of the story: If Forbes, Calendly, and Taylor Swift are all in the same sentence - you are 100% being scammed. Stay safe out there.

@akaFoley This platform is the equivalent of a homeless person being the CEO of pigeon grooming company on the corner of tent city and cardboard box.

I find it extremely ironic that the 𝕏 algorithm—allegedly the most sophisticated in the world—can better identify how to treat my posts if I primarily stick to one thing. That is sad for me, because I’m not one thing. In fact, who am I really on 𝕏? I’m a creative person who comes here as a daily escape from a 25+ year career crunching numbers and making deals. I enjoy sharing my photography which highlights beauty in our world. I love exploring the power of music-making to help people heal. I am a MetaVixen. I am a Normie. I am a VeeFriend. I am a Shredding Sassy. I am an NFT and crypto junkie. I am a card collector. I am an investor. I am a sports fan. I love my hometown of Pittsburgh and my adopted city of Boston. I try to avoid politics because I believe in unity, not division. I like to make people laugh. I like to make people think. I like to make people feel. I’m deeply introspective in a vulnerable yet extroverted way. I have so much I want to share with the world; my thoughts, my experiences, my pain, and my perseverance. I’ve decided I can no longer worry about the algorithm. I’m just going to be me, and I hope a few of you will continue to pay attention.

@seeimagery I read the whole thing. There isn’t anything I can disagree with - which is rare. Lol. I just have a different perspective on where the “future” of this space is heading.

Long rambling rant incoming 😅... OK, nobody is arguing that talent and money left the space. It’s not a question. I’m arguing that the amateurs who “inherited” or “won” what’s left behind had anything to do with it. What about all the rugs and all the days people woke up to find everything of value in their wallets gone. Look, I get that there is this lingering resentment from people who experienced the space or whatever you want to call it at its peak and now feel like that experience or place is gone, but in reality, it was always just hot air. It was never “real”. It wasn’t sustainable. The sharp pin was always coming. Infact, for most, even in the hayday, it was never a reality, just a dream. If most went and got a job working part-time at McDonald's, you could probably make more money than you made here, considering the hours invested. If you were here to get rich or make NFTs your career, good luck. So what’s left? Attention, hope, and identity mixed with a little bit of finance. It’s what it was always destined to become. A handshake, a few steps past the “donate” button, and a way to engage your community or fan base in a fun and unique way. It was never supposed to be a destination or place where you transition from artist to NFT artist. You’re supposed to be more creative than that. Find fun unique ways to integrate the tech into your business practice without letting it consume you. Do what you have done to make yourself a “professional” up to this point, but incorporate the tech for those who might like to participate. For example, say you’re showing 1/1 physicals at an art show. Keep doing that. But take one of those pieces and make it only accessible through an NFT edition. People collect the digital version online, and each edition becomes an entry. At some point, you draw a name. One collector walks away with the physical. Now the NFT isn’t the end product. It’s the bridge. Take what you learned here and bring it back to what actually made you an artist, photographer in the first place. The work, the connection, the process, and the moments someone connects with whatever your doing....then layer this in. Give people little entry points. Like, “hey, by the way, there’s another way to engage with me and what I’m doing.” Many will ignore it. But some will get curious. And a few will follow it all the way through. That’s how this grows. Not by waiting around for imaginary collectors to show up and drop 1 ETH on your JPEGs, but by creating experiences that actually give people a reason to investigate. If someone new gets onboarded along the way, great. If not, you still built something a little interesting that might interest the right people. I don’t know, it just feels like at some point, artists have to stop waiting for the version of the space they felt they were promised and start building the version they actually want to exist. You asked if I still mint NFTs. Yes, I will but not because I think it’s going to make me rich. This was never supposed to replace the real work. I’m going back to the photos, the process, the reason I picked up my camera when nobody was watching and nobody was paying any attention but me. And I will find ways to layer this in where it makes sense, not where it feels like opportunity. Like maybe you subscribe to my newsletter and you get a NFT or something. I’m still stumbling through my ideas but I think that’s where this got all twisted… nobody was building with the tech. Instead, they try to build for the tech, all web3 or nothing... and when the attention left, so did the foundation and all their hopes and dreams. But, I feel like there’s still something here, just not what people and the 21,22 hype sold us. It's not a destination. It’s not a marketplace. It’s not a career path. It’s not a guarantee of anything. It’s just a tool. But it can create a weird, and interesting fun for your fans that allows you to create digital scarcity if you want it… for your fans that value it. It allows you to reward people who actually care, and experiment with digital ownership in ways you couldn’t before. That’s it. If that excites you, cool, use it. If it doesn’t, whatever. But this idea that “the wrong people waited around and just sort of inherited it and all and the cool kids left” is fucked up. Most of the people still here aren’t winning anything. They’re just the ones who didn’t leave. Some are still figuring it out. Some are just stubborn. Some don’t want to leave because leaving would mean fully realizing the loss they had incurred while here. And some, like @akaFoley mentioned actually enjoy the smaller room and seeing some of the louder voices disappear. I don’t know… honestly, this smaller room is probably the first honest version of this space we’ve had in a while.

When you can read a factual post like this without getting angry or sad - then you’ll have finally woken up. I’ll take building my future in reality any day.

@cb_doge Oh ok. So no spyware, antivirus, malware scanners, router firewalls, ad guard block lists, or anything catches this super secret backdoor. 🤔

🚨 Claude just got EXPOSED for sneaky spyware! Anthropic secretly installs spyware when you install Claude Desktop. • Installing Claude Desktop may silently add hidden system components • A “native messaging bridge” gets injected into multiple browsers • Even browsers you don’t use or that aren’t supported • Pre-authorizes extensions that can run in the background • Users are NOT clearly informed about this • Raises serious privacy & security concerns Critics say this looks like “spyware-like behavior,” not normal software If true, this is a massive trust issue for Anthropic (Source: ThatPrivacyGuy)

How many professional - or even semi-professional - artists and photographers are actually left? Do you still mint? Stripping away the one-sided tone of the original post, the core point is simple: far fewer artists and photographers are actively sharing REAL work in Web3 today. The ratio has shifted heavily away from pros and semi-pros to creators what’s left of the opportunists. That said, 2021 isn’t the best reference point. 2022 is a more accurate moment - when artists and photographers entered the space with genuine hope, after the initial wave of money-driven noise had already passed.

Who's here still grifting? Didn't the biggest grift already happen? They executed and left? When I look around at what's left and I admit, I can be short sighted.... but I see the people who took damage but stayed anyway. It's more sad, like they are tired, but there is this emotional layer where conviction and denial are all tangled together as one. I mean, cmon, even the scammers have went back to "You have money waiting for you overseas, we just need some money to unlock it" 😅 Even they see, the money isn't here anymore. So I get it, the original poster longs for 2021, etc.... but also, that's when the people doing the most damage were all here as well. Don't blame us.

@akaFoley @mandolinaes Yeah - then I go back to my original point. Its a broad statement that clearly needs situational adjustments. Its not about you, me, or the people that are in our boat - but it is about the sea we're sailing in.

@StaticMotionNFT @mandolinaes It was everyone's decision. The original post said all that was left was garbage. That's the main point I'm arguing.

Crypto art really matured, didn’t it. The artists who built this space left. The collectors who actually cared left. And what remained (what chose to remain) is now the face of the whole thing. Congratulations to everyone who outlasted the people with actual talent and taste. You won. This is yours now. A space reflects who inhabits it. And right now, crypto art is a very honest mirror. The grifters didn’t take over. They just waited. Apparently that’s a strategy. Some of us watched something real turn into this. We remember what it was. Which makes what it is now even harder to look at, and somehow, even easier to walk away from.