Naked blockchains await us… and some will have you believe that you don’t need your own signature to properly tag them.Brand TheoryAn artist, in this essay, is defined as a creator of ‘imagined data’. This means a person who thinks of creative ideas, projects, products, etc and then manifests them into reality for show and tell. A brand, in this essay, is defined as an aesthetic circumference for containing those creations. It’s a vessel.brandsNike does not sell software from which you can br...

Naked blockchains await us… and some will have you believe that you don’t need your own signature to properly tag them.Brand TheoryAn artist, in this essay, is defined as a creator of ‘imagined data’. This means a person who thinks of creative ideas, projects, products, etc and then manifests them into reality for show and tell. A brand, in this essay, is defined as an aesthetic circumference for containing those creations. It’s a vessel.brandsNike does not sell software from which you can br...

Things have tended to become terribly boring in my life. My curiosities, and thus my creative ambitions, near avarice levels at times. The path of ‘enlightenment’ has replaced all my old addictions with just one; the desire to see things vibrate at their highest frequency. In this stew of my own making I have become disgruntled with the ambitions of many artists in the onchain space. I realize that this is more a reflection of my own failure to reach my personal standards. So, Abstraverse is ...

Things have tended to become terribly boring in my life. My curiosities, and thus my creative ambitions, near avarice levels at times. The path of ‘enlightenment’ has replaced all my old addictions with just one; the desire to see things vibrate at their highest frequency. In this stew of my own making I have become disgruntled with the ambitions of many artists in the onchain space. I realize that this is more a reflection of my own failure to reach my personal standards. So, Abstraverse is ...

We are continuing from here: https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/CFNNJmVmVGFulU1qb07q5zAYevIC2bo5Te4_mgZmWr0 Part 1 was an introduction to the contextual sphere through which we will try to unpack meme. The brief synopsis of that essay is:meme comes from Richard Dawkin’s The Selfish Gene as a corollary to gene but in a mental context as opposed to a biological onethe term meme is multi-facetedmemes transfer data (information, emotions, etc)Cultural DefinitionsThe next step is to look at this term as ...

We are continuing from here: https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/CFNNJmVmVGFulU1qb07q5zAYevIC2bo5Te4_mgZmWr0 Part 1 was an introduction to the contextual sphere through which we will try to unpack meme. The brief synopsis of that essay is:meme comes from Richard Dawkin’s The Selfish Gene as a corollary to gene but in a mental context as opposed to a biological onethe term meme is multi-facetedmemes transfer data (information, emotions, etc)Cultural DefinitionsThe next step is to look at this term as ...

It’s nice to make your acquaintance anon.Circa 2020-2022I entered the space late 2020, was there to paper hand a bored ape, and secure a nice bag of $ENS. During degen shenanigans I began minting digital art on a hot wallet that is no longer active (lightwork.eth/lightwork.tez).Cryptoart on EthLGHT (@0xlght) | Foundationlightwork.eth is home to the cryptoart experiments made between 2020-2022 by LGHT when he first entered the space \\ lght.eth is home to his work debuting from ...https://foun...

It’s nice to make your acquaintance anon.Circa 2020-2022I entered the space late 2020, was there to paper hand a bored ape, and secure a nice bag of $ENS. During degen shenanigans I began minting digital art on a hot wallet that is no longer active (lightwork.eth/lightwork.tez).Cryptoart on EthLGHT (@0xlght) | Foundationlightwork.eth is home to the cryptoart experiments made between 2020-2022 by LGHT when he first entered the space \\ lght.eth is home to his work debuting from ...https://foun...

Pickup up from where we left off: https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/HiBFqLx80Z6oBNjoVyIeipitks-RgbWbZDM-0Uz2X4I https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/CFNNJmVmVGFulU1qb07q5zAYevIC2bo5Te4_mgZmWr0 Up until this point we have covered the origin of the term meme. We have also dissected the current definitions of the term (noun & verb) and the multi-faceted nature of their use in an environment like social media. Now we move onto the ‘level 300’ course work. Our greater understandings of the power within this conc...

Pickup up from where we left off: https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/HiBFqLx80Z6oBNjoVyIeipitks-RgbWbZDM-0Uz2X4I https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/CFNNJmVmVGFulU1qb07q5zAYevIC2bo5Te4_mgZmWr0 Up until this point we have covered the origin of the term meme. We have also dissected the current definitions of the term (noun & verb) and the multi-faceted nature of their use in an environment like social media. Now we move onto the ‘level 300’ course work. Our greater understandings of the power within this conc...

Parts 1-4: https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/CFNNJmVmVGFulU1qb07q5zAYevIC2bo5Te4_mgZmWr0 https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/HiBFqLx80Z6oBNjoVyIeipitks-RgbWbZDM-0Uz2X4I https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/t56Jz8O3vEEHzDq5kDR3b8HcUR2Fy6mCuFsi-sWHNlI https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/jmGEONCfdrqoXMmz9biKDSpnveYRI8B7IxPUpWFowXcThe SpectrumIf you are fully caught up, then we have entered the phase where it becomes quite divergent. There are endless ways to navigate memes once we understand what they are, how they work, and ...

Parts 1-4: https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/CFNNJmVmVGFulU1qb07q5zAYevIC2bo5Te4_mgZmWr0 https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/HiBFqLx80Z6oBNjoVyIeipitks-RgbWbZDM-0Uz2X4I https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/t56Jz8O3vEEHzDq5kDR3b8HcUR2Fy6mCuFsi-sWHNlI https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/jmGEONCfdrqoXMmz9biKDSpnveYRI8B7IxPUpWFowXcThe SpectrumIf you are fully caught up, then we have entered the phase where it becomes quite divergent. There are endless ways to navigate memes once we understand what they are, how they work, and ...

A bear, a bull, and an otter are invited to a crypto conference.The BearBearish.The bear is angry that there is not enough to eat. He feels like the conference personally duped him. They promised an “extravagant and fruitful meeting ground for the ambitious.” The bear is starving. It needs this conference to be worth the investments made. Their timetable is down to the minute and if something doesn’t change fast, they are going to flip shit.The BullBullish.The bull is chillin’. They are in le...

A bear, a bull, and an otter are invited to a crypto conference.The BearBearish.The bear is angry that there is not enough to eat. He feels like the conference personally duped him. They promised an “extravagant and fruitful meeting ground for the ambitious.” The bear is starving. It needs this conference to be worth the investments made. Their timetable is down to the minute and if something doesn’t change fast, they are going to flip shit.The BullBullish.The bull is chillin’. They are in le...

We are searching for some clarity amongst the fog here. For any daily user of Ethereum the value prop is undeniable.decentralizedTo any ‘power’ user of the chain, you are forced to laugh off, or be irritated by, the congestion-punishment. The more the chain is used, the pricier it becomes to use. Even with such a self-harming dynamic, we can’t get enough of that sweet sweet ether. But like any captive recently released from confinement (in this case the corpo-political duopoly) it is all too ...

We are searching for some clarity amongst the fog here. For any daily user of Ethereum the value prop is undeniable.decentralizedTo any ‘power’ user of the chain, you are forced to laugh off, or be irritated by, the congestion-punishment. The more the chain is used, the pricier it becomes to use. Even with such a self-harming dynamic, we can’t get enough of that sweet sweet ether. But like any captive recently released from confinement (in this case the corpo-political duopoly) it is all too ...

Catch up with us here: https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/t56Jz8O3vEEHzDq5kDR3b8HcUR2Fy6mCuFsi-sWHNlI https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/HiBFqLx80Z6oBNjoVyIeipitks-RgbWbZDM-0Uz2X4I https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/CFNNJmVmVGFulU1qb07q5zAYevIC2bo5Te4_mgZmWr0 To recap:The term meme originates from Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish GeneIt’s a concept that points at the dynamic of sharing information or data from one mind to anotherPhrases like ‘creatives are the new athletes’ are memes just like ‘three spidermen pointi...

Catch up with us here: https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/t56Jz8O3vEEHzDq5kDR3b8HcUR2Fy6mCuFsi-sWHNlI https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/HiBFqLx80Z6oBNjoVyIeipitks-RgbWbZDM-0Uz2X4I https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/CFNNJmVmVGFulU1qb07q5zAYevIC2bo5Te4_mgZmWr0 To recap:The term meme originates from Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish GeneIt’s a concept that points at the dynamic of sharing information or data from one mind to anotherPhrases like ‘creatives are the new athletes’ are memes just like ‘three spidermen pointi...

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Previous parts: https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/CFNNJmVmVGFulU1qb07q5zAYevIC2bo5Te4_mgZmWr0 https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/HiBFqLx80Z6oBNjoVyIeipitks-RgbWbZDM-0Uz2X4I https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/t56Jz8O3vEEHzDq5kDR3b8HcUR2Fy6mCuFsi-sWHNlI https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/jmGEONCfdrqoXMmz9biKDSpnveYRI8B7IxPUpWFowXc https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/ItClG5A14DDEMw_XwmJWiob1Q7bCGfBzeRlqyW83u4U We have covered:the introductionthe multi-layered definitionsproduction layerdesign layeruniversal layerAt this point it ...

Previous parts: https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/CFNNJmVmVGFulU1qb07q5zAYevIC2bo5Te4_mgZmWr0 https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/HiBFqLx80Z6oBNjoVyIeipitks-RgbWbZDM-0Uz2X4I https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/t56Jz8O3vEEHzDq5kDR3b8HcUR2Fy6mCuFsi-sWHNlI https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/jmGEONCfdrqoXMmz9biKDSpnveYRI8B7IxPUpWFowXc https://mirror.xyz/lght.eth/ItClG5A14DDEMw_XwmJWiob1Q7bCGfBzeRlqyW83u4U We have covered:the introductionthe multi-layered definitionsproduction layerdesign layeruniversal layerAt this point it ...

The practice of writing is a practice of thinking. For the last few years I have been operating by an internal mantra:Sunday is MondayAs a reformed piece of shit I had many patterns I had to rewrite on top of - apathy being one of the main ones. It is in a concerted effort that I decided Sunday was the start of my new week and that I had no reason to wait for Monday. Today I feel my mind trying to digest some concepts and the keyboard is my shitter.Counter-cultureYou do enough drugs, you’ll e...

The practice of writing is a practice of thinking. For the last few years I have been operating by an internal mantra:Sunday is MondayAs a reformed piece of shit I had many patterns I had to rewrite on top of - apathy being one of the main ones. It is in a concerted effort that I decided Sunday was the start of my new week and that I had no reason to wait for Monday. Today I feel my mind trying to digest some concepts and the keyboard is my shitter.Counter-cultureYou do enough drugs, you’ll e...