Before we move any further, just in case: What is JOMO? 

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JOMO is short for Joy of Missing Out. It is the opposite of FOMO - fear of missing out, a psychological trigger that people cannot help responding to, or having to keep up with all the trends, especially on social media. While JOMO is rather about finding joy and balance, and choosing self-determined contact with the world.

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So,

Why JOMO and JOMOHIPPO?

FOMO will never leave us. We also acknowledge that it’s impossible to anti. That’s why we wanted to anti it since FOMO can be so harmful. 

** **

As being FOMO victims ourselves, we realize that there are still a huge amount of people who are suffering the negative impacts from FOMO without acknowledging it. That’s the reason we came up with the concept of JOMO as a replacement from fear to joy. Coincidentally, it is an existing term already, which sort of approves us that there have been true demands from people’s needs. 

** **

We understand that hippo in real life can be a very aggressive animal and dangerous if you are in their environment. But in our world, from childhood cartoon characters, hippo always seem to be a very chilled creature with personality. Or at least we made it a fun and cute character with personalities that portrays our concept. It contains over 300 unique traits to demonstrate different lifestyles, even life philosophy up to each person’s understanding. We find it extremely necessary, especially in these days and we wish our JOMOHippo can be a reminder for people to return joy in life instead of constant pressure and stress, finding life balance, keeping mental wellness and choosing self-determined contact with the world.

** **

For the project itself, one of the directions is that we will have a story line that we wish to synchronize the latest Web3 or crypto world where there’s FOMO vs. JOMO tension throughout. We hope the story can be co-created and kept up to date as the market goes through ups and downs with the help of our JOMOHippo community as everyone can share their stories and news. We wish to be the best companion NFT project for everyone through bear to another bull. So, we will have a year-long mint duration that people won’t get FOMO but truly find joy while creating and building with us. 

On the other hand, we would like to highlight the Joy part, to embed joy in people’s life by seeking collaborations with people, such as artists, musicians, film producers, comedians, psychologists, or others from any professions that can cure and generate happiness and joy in life. 

** **

The Team

We are a rookie NFT team consisting of ten people backed up by strong VC, which holds over 600 million USD assets under management, elite advising team and DAOs which have incubated several NFT projects that reached over thousands of ethereum in its volume on OpenSea, and blue-chip NFT communities and famous holders with half million followers on social media and top influence in Web3. 

The project is considered and set to be experimental as we wish to revolutionize and confront the mainstream trend of FOMO emotions in the industry. But we are honored and determined to make our WOWs to the industry. 

We are currently remaining undoxxed, but we have no problems spotlighting ourselves at any moment during the course of the project if necessary.

** **

How FOMO affect us?

In our own case of findings, even though FOMO is a natural mental behavior, on a certain level, it can sometimes drive us as motivations if we treat it right and rational. However, the negative impacts of FOMO have cost us way more than we had imagined mentally, physically, and financially. Similar to the health warning of people getting stressed out by consuming too much time on smartphones, in the world of Web3 and the crypto industry, each time when the market shakes, people cannot help but feel like they are missing something big, even if the market shakes almost 24/7, and whatever they FOMO about might be the first time they ever hear about. Such pressure can also be accumulating when the FOMO gets spread through more crowds from point to point, even leading to real life because it will eventually drive people to make rash decisions to proceed their will without DYOR.

** **

In the NFT market, people have better and easier access to participate in more and more projects, but their FOMO stress can only come stronger and will also be easily controlled by the sparse issuance of the project. Moreover, the overloaded giveaways, raffles, twitter spaces, events, and even the insincere compliments sometimes just for limited WL or AL opportunities can also urge you to be constantly linked with less purposes yet more anxieties. Even for people who had gained the spots for minting, there are still competitions. 

Let’s picture a scene, you had your alarm set ready, your internet runs faster than your neighbor, you triple checked the official website, gradually getting drawn in by the splendid mint button. The screen seemed so exciting yet a bit restless. Oh, it is free mint, so you’re already earning. But guess what? Sold out! Floor rockets up to 0.05eth within a blink. Now you have no spare device to crash or no reasons to complain to a bark from your dog but they all have come to get on your nerves. “No way, I’m definitely not gonna exclude myself from this historical project and community, they been so kind and good. They’ll be rising to the moon for sure. I’m sweeping 20 of them with 0.1eth each now.” 

**

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Why need JOMO?

Regardless of the real life story above, we believe there has been other intentions that we are proponents of NFT, crypto, even life.  

** **

In Web3, there is no denying that making money from NFT, cryptos, and any other means is a beautiful thing, but the charm can be far more appealing. People from all over the world gather with others who reach a consensus with each different token. NFT is not only the bond, the "ho" for gold diggers, it is also the epaulet of the cowboys. Take a break from the pressure and stress. The reason we came to be in a wasteland is to develop and make friends with the partners who wish to develop together, to pan for gold here, and to enjoy the happiness that the building process brings us. The feeling of FOMO is a stumbling block on our way. Those who get tripped by it do not pan for gold. They will lose the ultimate wealth and happiness!

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JOMOHippo is a NFT collection of 10,000 pixel avatars themed around a happy-go-lucky hippo character joyfully living his/her best life. The project was initiated and created during the time when we suffered severely from the FOMO pressure and stress in both real life and the crypto industry. It aims to promote a countertrend to FOMO. That is why we call it JOMO because we found it extremely necessary and hopefully be a reminder for people to return joy in life instead of pressure.

Before we move any further, just in case: What is JOMO? 

JOMO is short for Joy of Missing Out. It is the opposite of FOMO - fear of missing out, a psychological trigger that people cannot help responding to, or having to keep up with all the trends, especially on social media. While JOMO is rather about finding joy and balance, and choosing self-determined contact with the world.

** **

So,

Why JOMO and JOMOHIPPO?

FOMO will never leave us. We also acknowledge that it’s impossible to anti. That’s why we wanted to anti it since FOMO can be so harmful. 

** **

As being FOMO victims ourselves, we realize that there are still a huge amount of people who are suffering the negative impacts from FOMO without acknowledging it. That’s the reason we came up with the concept of JOMO as a replacement from fear to joy. Coincidentally, it is an existing term already, which sort of approves us that there have been true demands from people’s needs. 

** **

We understand that hippo in real life can be a very aggressive animal and dangerous if you are in their environment. But in our world, from childhood cartoon characters, hippo always seem to be a very chilled creature with personality. Or at least we made it a fun and cute character with personalities that portrays our concept. It contains nearly 300 unique traits to demonstrate different lifestyles, even life philosophy up to each person’s understanding. We find it extremely necessary, especially in these days and we wish our JOMOHippo can be a reminder for people to return joy in life instead of constant pressure and stress, finding life balance, keeping mental wellness and choosing self-determined contact with the world.

** **

For the project itself, one of the directions is that we will have a story line that we wish to synchronize the latest Web3 or crypto world where there’s FOMO vs. JOMO tension throughout. We hope the story can be co-created and kept up to date as the market goes through ups and downs with the help of our JOMOHippo community as everyone can share their stories and news. We wish to be the best companion NFT project for everyone through bear to another bull. So, we will have a year-long mint duration that people won’t get FOMO but truly find joy while creating and building with us. 

On the other hand, we would like to highlight the Joy part, to embed joy in people’s life by seeking collaborations with people, such as artists, musicians, film producers, comedians, psychologists, or others from any professions that can cure and generate happiness and joy in life. 

The Team

We are a rookie NFT team consisting of ten people backed up by strong VC, which holds over 600 million USD assets under management, elite advising team and DAOs which have incubated several NFT projects that reached over thousands of ethereum in its volume on OpenSea, and blue-chip NFT communities and famous holders with half million followers on social media and top influence in Web3. 

The project is considered and set to be experimental as we wish to revolutionize and confront the mainstream trend of FOMO emotions in the industry. But we are honored and determined to make our WOWs to the industry. 

We are currently remaining undoxxed, but we have no problems spotlighting ourselves at any moment during the course of the project if necessary.

** **

How FOMO affect us?

In our own case of findings, even though FOMO is a natural mental behavior, on a certain level, it can sometimes drive us as motivations if we treat it right and rational. However, the negative impacts of FOMO have cost us way more than we had imagined mentally, physically, and financially. Similar to the health warning of people getting stressed out by consuming too much time on smartphones, in the world of Web3 and the crypto industry, each time when the market shakes, people cannot help but feel like they are missing something big, even if the market shakes almost 24/7, and whatever they FOMO about might be the first time they ever hear about. Such pressure can also be accumulating when the FOMO gets spread through more crowds from point to point, even leading to real life because it will eventually drive people to make rash decisions to proceed their will without DYOR.

** **

In the NFT market, people have better and easier access to participate in more and more projects, but their FOMO stress can only come stronger and will also be easily controlled by the sparse issuance of the project. Moreover, the overloaded giveaways, raffles, twitter spaces, events, and even the insincere compliments sometimes just for limited WL or AL opportunities can also urge you to be constantly linked with less purposes yet more anxieties. Even for people who had gained the spots for minting, there are still competitions. 

Let’s picture a scene, you had your alarm set ready, your internet runs faster than your neighbor, you triple checked the official website, gradually getting drawn in by the splendid mint button. The screen seemed so exciting yet a bit restless. Oh, it is free mint, so you’re already earning. But guess what? Sold out! Floor rockets up to 0.05eth within a blink. Now you have no spare device to crash or no reasons to complain to a bark from your dog but they all have come to get on your nerves. “No way, I’m definitely not gonna exclude myself from this historical project and community, they been so kind and good. They’ll be rising to the moon for sure. I’m sweeping 20 of them with 0.1eth each now.” 

**

**

Why need JOMO?

Regardless of the real life story above, we believe there has been other intentions that we are proponents of NFT, crypto, even life.  

** **

In Web3, there is no denying that making money from NFT, cryptos, and any other means is a beautiful thing, but the charm can be far more appealing. People from all over the world gather with others who reach a consensus with each different token. NFT is not only the bond, the "ho" for gold diggers, it is also the epaulet of the cowboys. Take a break from the pressure and stress. The reason we came to be in a wasteland is to develop and make friends with the partners who wish to develop together, to pan for gold here, and to enjoy the happiness that the building process brings us. The feeling of FOMO is a stumbling block on our way. Those who get tripped by it do not pan for gold. They will lose the ultimate wealth and happiness.

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