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A Verse therapy session, TikTok level speeds, overly safe curation and the illusion of permanence
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On this week's episode we dive into Leyla's recent thread asking people what frustrates them about our space. Replies included the constant pivots at the expense of the culture, an over emphasis on institutional recognition, the insane operational speed and of course the constant bag shilling.
There were unsurprisingly too many comments to go into every single one, but the entire thread is linked bellow. Welcome to the first Verse therapy session.
00:44 - Addressing community concerns
01:42 - Platforms pivoting to oblivion
04:30 - A pivot or an evolution
09:00 - Understanding the technical infrastructure
11:44 - Responsibility for preservation and the loss of individual control
12:44 - The cultural implications of fragile storage
13:46 - Pandering to the traditional art world at the expense of our own culture
16:45 - How institutions engage with and understand web3 culture
19:05 - Digital art for a digital world
20:20 - Artist responsibility and the weight of maintaining collector relationships
25:50 - Overly safe curation and the reality of sales
30:45 - Leveraging the network effects of the space
32:08 - The power of the cabal
33:45 - Building legacy level art at TikTok level speeds
37:55 - We're still building, we're still learning
38:54 - Verse rundown
41:35 - Artist highlights
Mika Ben Amar: https://x.com/100o111
Erik Swahn: https://x.com/erikswahn
Parker Ito: https://x.com/creamydreamy
Mother Louisiane: https://x.com/motherlouisiane
Leyla's art therapy thread: https://x.com/verse_leyla/status/1939098021058560393
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