# Meme Maxis week 18 By [pandelic](https://paragraph.com/@pandelic) · 2022-11-22 --- _Highlights and fist pumps of the Meme Maxis, week of Nov 14,_ [_cover_](https://twitter.com/intrepid_p/status/1593862276095696896) _by_ **_intrepid\_p_**_._ Our lagoon welcomes its newest member [**lecrabebleu aka crableu**](https://twitter.com/lecrabebleu) via cannonball, and boy, is it a splash! Meme Card 35 - Meet Summer Glasses ---------------------------------- The week commences with an Ultimate Meme, one that would instantly foretell the fate of the Maxis for this week and beyond, transforming meme lovers and the merely meme-curious alike, into an army of effortless cool. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/97e8e904ad953a59af2b6a69f4e23c8eda9752caf4843f533e7ec7e4c8d354bd.gif) In record time, we witness the latest [must-have accessory](https://twitter.com/punk6529/status/1592187725704466433), introduced via [slick Jobsian presentation by NeonGlitch86](https://twitter.com/neonglitch86/status/1592186833366319105) (with co-artists 6529er and X), pressed into the hands of the populace – to freely use, share, copy, and remix. Yes folks: this meme card comes with its own _.svg_ and _.glb_ files, the very imminent promise that we’ll all be able to sport a pair of these _summer.jpg_ bad boys even on our hottest and most hungover of days. Airdropping soon to a vibe near you. Like petals blossoming after a desert thunderstorm, a collective donning of derivative shades quickly graces every [avatar](https://twitter.com/teexels/status/1592193239662358529) and PFP from Arizona to Australia, the catchiest and meme-iest of them all being **mememaxis**’s ascii version (workshopped live on the Meme Maxis Factory Floor then rolled off the assembly line with [stunning efficiency](https://twitter.com/mememaxis/status/1592500250144800771))… _behold_: ⌐🆇-🆇 Ever-so-portable, these puppies nestle snugly within even the slimmest swimsuit, occupying no more than seven characters of a tweet’s length limit – and remain at all times, of course, [eminently](https://twitter.com/6529Museum/status/1592547110133665794) [adorable](https://twitter.com/punk6529/status/1592540480231059457). ![https://twitter.com/zigmarillion/status/1592226249082294275](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/0b1f4b9c08bfdad0bb082adc4c411631e3506fc6d6bc70f100c193a0733538c6.jpg) https://twitter.com/zigmarillion/status/1592226249082294275 ![https://twitter.com/Burnasso/status/1592229444244373504](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3e86106d007b3c7532cab0295b36a06ca5f9aa7c348c91929fba33fcb868321f.jpg) https://twitter.com/Burnasso/status/1592229444244373504 ![https://twitter.com/paulwilsonimage/status/1592440427319562240](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/43e9aa3b9b195124bd4e43e81ead644531e6ecbf3ddfa2fb1e5849325efc51a4.jpg) https://twitter.com/paulwilsonimage/status/1592440427319562240 Some animated action as well, by **g9ralt** ([announcement](https://twitter.com/G9ralt/status/1592267868585984003)) – ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/201e09bd29e915023f3657bb76c3a81579dd4440191f9d64846bff9f836452d5.gif) …and by **spuddhism** ([announcement](https://twitter.com/paulwilsonimage/status/1592440427319562240)) – ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c3fdaf7c4bbe31e91347684b784e36d7e28c3bae7e80d27e7e0daa19b64f8d52.gif) As do the memes, so does **Zigmarillion** embrace cc0 for his own work also, allowing everyone to use the eye-popping “Cyberflower” however they wish, upon its sale ([announcement](https://twitter.com/zigmarillion/status/1592550717168177153)) – ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a37c93a63ce602d6c96ab749115d7f284174a8e1f5331b9fe782afc8d9b88cda.jpg) cc0 empowers us all, facilitating a culture of free exchange and expression. **aRegularDad** writes about the freedom to transact in the context of [a recent exchange with his daughter](https://twitter.com/aRegularDad/status/1592686266893893635), inspired by the Nakamoto Freedom meme card. The potential for meme cards becoming merch, thanks to open ownership, also begins to bear fruit, thanks to **web3\_50**, who has [built and set up shop](https://seize-the-memes.xyz/): ![seize-the-memes.xyz](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a45663a4f2be545ca5b76ea91a1f561067e103b629aa39d0b2f8fb99b8238574.png) seize-the-memes.xyz Meme Card 36 - Sphere of Influence ---------------------------------- _With the birth of each new meme, our sphere of influence grows_. It’s one thing to receive these [sagely words from wetpotatobrain](https://twitter.com/wetpotatobrain/status/1592903090034077697), and another to watch our shared sphere in stunning action: ![20% of full animation length](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/cc189c00a118e9c65c657ec5c07761a1f2407e705123380ee5319f2ff028fa7b.gif) 20% of full animation length “We are at the beginning of the beginning of the beginning,” as [punk6529 fractally intones](https://twitter.com/punk6529/status/1592913068341678080); this editor was able to corroborate these calculations to a shocking degree of significant-digit precision. Doctor remixes doctor in this **G9ralt**\-mashup of the [Sphere with the Seize](https://twitter.com/G9ralt/status/1592980534619443201): ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/233e3c518fc6dbfdba9a92a5d4ef8e7ec17ce84886ff11f6bfa67a62db57a90b.gif) **Uccio\_eth** joins the fray as well, inviting a [playful medley](https://twitter.com/i/status/1593005378769661952) of meme artists previous: ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/fc11e1bda3024b3b0fb67c1a09c156c1a84b4b4b6fa10c89848f8e0f7ac7c6c3.gif) 🌲 If there is a theme this week, it’s concerted resilience in the face of turmoil. Here’s **intrepid\_p** [on living intentionally](https://twitter.com/intrepid_p/status/1592939025588854784): ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f56dbb54674dbe279c0c88050a0c2000d18be1e90097e20fb470338916ed7b10.jpg) **Deconstruct\_eth** [in discussions](https://twitter.com/deconstruct_eth/status/1593124696253689856) with the most preserverant among us about the universality of beauty: ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/59c09b1867dc49b8f16d93e708fae6bdc38cb21741a84da7a86b28358cdd07ee.png) **Burnasso**, engaged in some [healthy self-pep-talk](https://twitter.com/Burnasso/status/1592977777988620288): ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e1d3049bcff53e7c8fe8e97907d33ff64f05bb0d43746a31e8569c54907efd8b.jpg) **paulwilsonimage**, presenting a parcel of perspective with [this magnificent composition](https://twitter.com/paulwilsonimage/status/1593197464810815488): ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/65414b5558e5c46a0c5f544a20009737dc9f9e7a476e4fe2b4acdba0db776e2c.jpg) **dinocelotti** [opens a door](https://twitter.com/dinocelotti/status/1593087343074115584); or how many [are there](https://app.manifold.xyz/c/opendoor), actually? ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/17ac9760cfc2e130b9d8f999453f49851b49c5467208cf713695212af1d99df0.gif) **NaimePakniyat** [announces her charming piece](https://twitter.com/NaimePakniyat/status/1593716652897718278) in the Capsule House Genesis Collection, epitomizing the courageousness of building _and_ creating light – in defiance of those who might choose to rule through oppression. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/55b7f6ea1c258a9543e3f6bb5e3f22a54bbfb166abc1439cfd3034f626bc2739.gif) We’ll let **Burnasso** close out this section, with a selection of some indispensable uplift – > gm fam > each of us is unique each of us has extraordinary abilities, some of us have already found them and others are still searching for them each one of us deserves to be treated with love, decency and respect each one of us has the right to exist never forget that Meme Card 37 - Sgt. Pepe ------------------------ We’ve got a friend in Pepe, rightly promoted to Sergeant and appearing more heroic by the hour. [Ars0nic recruits](https://twitter.com/Ars0nic/status/1593620307054661633) the [most righteous of the memes](https://twitter.com/6529er/status/1593616473238384640), combining WAGMI, LFG, the Freedom to Transact, and several generational campaigns’ worth of motivational posters into this caramel swirl of camaraderie ([punk6529 announcement](https://twitter.com/punk6529/status/1593636538528694274)): ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/847c3dd066cce4de0e7579780bb6d06b7f081215ad9a70623a2e19ad9db9d514.jpg) **G9ralt** envisions Pepe’s celebration with a frosty one, [mugs at the ready](https://twitter.com/G9ralt/status/1593906165427359744): ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/99d3bc86e2a738c96bf47459a6686bea84c58a061e4991a56313a62450e51538.jpg) Then…something unusual starts to happen, moments after Sgt. Pepe’s inaugural flight missions. After minting, pieces on secondary begin to disappear rapidly, purchased by one enthusiastic buyer – raising Pepe’s floor price significantly through the following hours. And then…slowly but with an alarming acceleration over the next 48 hours (and still counting?) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c1b586af3084232079c888e917a66f576c4b5c15abd4efc2323ad02dc5c8ff3d.jpg) The situation is described most eloquently by **g9ralt**: > ...this madman named Crab bought all the Sgt. Pepe's and then other madmen followed him and then it started trending on OS and then D Farmer tweeted and then more madmen swept... Whew! _We_ are swept from this context at the beginning of Nov 19 ([deca.art announcement](https://twitter.com/0xDecaArt/status/1593869190590394370)) – ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a715fa921735e72e57c6751c5955439f7077e275b3545508014a4e39aec1f1aa.png) – through [OGDFarmer’s tweet thread](https://twitter.com/OGDfarmer/status/1594095891459473408) and commensurate purchases, to our very own **DGMD22**’s [killer thesis](https://twitter.com/DGMD22/status/1593617278209236996), to this “after” snapshot towards the end of Nov 21 ([dynamic Memes stats dashboard](https://dune.com/cat/memes-by-6529)) – ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c0f3c3e3c50324a2acf56349d11b422572a71a5b558e6081506cf7435e20d368.png) A mixture of excitement and consternation roils the group, sparking lively discussion about the relative importance (and the _difficult to ignore, as much as we’d rather_\-ness) of prices. Thankfully, wise voices rise to the fore, reminding us all that what makes the Maxis special, as well as strong, is our mutual support for one another. Punk6529 also looses a quick, helpful [volley of tips](https://twitter.com/punk6529/status/1594411423525904385), keeping everyone on the straight-n-narrow: ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f948f04d05f17308988f87259ff38a277e3313915b8090bcb79210e5176f1e7a.png) The Message of Decentralization ------------------------------- The broader narrative of cryptocurrencies and NFTs is largely powered by a few foundational tenets. One of them – _Entrust at your own peril_ – has lately been repeatedly emphasized, yet it is still up to us, individually and co-creatively, to do the work. It takes gumption and initiative, of the kind we see in **aRegularDad**’s [generous offers](https://twitter.com/aRegularDad/status/1593548393250541569) to help fellow members of web3 builders with outreach to loved ones during this communal time: ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a27ecbacebfd11a6491d4edd29fb5a829c0f6b5e00a89b7421e9bf44147836e3.png) Is this all fun and games, or…are we actually building something useful? Yes! Creation is an imperative; openness is an imperative. Imagine visiting this [gallery space made by **fmiasp**](https://twitter.com/fmiasp/status/1593971587212083200) (which, if you own one, you can use for your exhibitions too) – ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/8fd42052ee5e556578a6f7f52cc0fb8f0629323513e20739b97c9480090d35bd.gif) – without feeling the slightest rush of inspiration. That every detail of these artworks has been collaboratively created, permissions generously granted – without tolls paid to parasitic (ad-selling) rent-seekers? Huge victories all. Let’s raise our !UGHs to the mission at hand, while celebrating our humanness in all forms… ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/67e298433a1c587ee7919d9f70d146ce7d6d1973e4f263a49a21fbfde8ac2644.jpg) (that’s Venus of Willendorf, from **Parachicaa**’s epic & enlightening [nude art history tweetstorm](https://twitter.com/parachicaa/status/1594357496436572161)) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e47329dee6c3b5e6523c582df163cf960d6df89a97d04d41268205292341aa59.jpg) (that’s from **HugoFaz**’s [TWT photo collection](https://twitter.com/HugoFaz/status/1594303008501899265)) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/0e84c6a92364a683ea6117c57d2f75e4eb1ad2b744ab7670fa2f65da1218a09a.png) (that’s **MeltedMindz**’s [Skullzy](https://twitter.com/MeltedMindz/status/1593315990967762944), which, as of this writing, you may collect for free and place in your metaverse gallery) Lots to do, and lots to see. Case in point: Lindis Pass, Wanaka, New Zealand, [courtesy](https://twitter.com/paulwilsonimage/status/1593932242480664577) **paulwilsonimage** – ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/cb9343bbf7438fb4fde0a42be062ce21fe64e22d9d25f2ccee98b50f01f32ecb.jpg) Happy meme-seizing and life-seizing to all ! 🌻 --- *Originally published on [pandelic](https://paragraph.com/@pandelic/meme-maxis-week-18)*