"Art is an expression of life and transcends both time and space. We must employ our souls through art to give a new form and a new meaning to nature or the world."
-Bruce Lee
Transitioning from the corporate experience of web2,
to the creators experience in web3+ beyond.
The world is changing fast; and in so many ways not for the better.
When I look at the layers of how and why things are the way they are in our society it's not hard to see the lack of progressive influences. Many who could/would be more involved inspiring their communities, are busy chasing a long overdue promotion or dividing time creating their escape while balancing their family lives.
Then you have others who are ready for change, but because they are so burnt out they end up settling for escapism.
All while those who are empowered and benefit the most happen to be the most disconnected. Their concerns have proven to be revenue+ market share at all cost, and their solutions of throwing money at any potential threat to their pockets is lazy and predictable.
"Hollywood corporate in schools,
teaching philosophies...
...The media is the new religion,
you killed the consciousness...
...The industry has killed the creators,
I'll be the first to say,
To each exec I'm saving your children,
we can't negotiate."
- Kendrick Lamar
Beyond the surface buzz words and hype, web3 offers more tools that make it much easier for us to not have to settle.
I'm excited about the opportunities blockchain provides for creative+ financial freedoms as well as collaboration.
With better opportunities to connect with other like hearted talented people across other industries who share a similar passion towards the changes needed in society. Together helping to shape a new world in a new cohesive balance one day at a time.
Showing gratitude by celebrating influential creatives on different paths, yet the same mission...
To liberate the people.
A footwear brand with creators and prosumers in mind, (without saying too much, too early). More to come...
A pre-launch NFT collection, used to help raise awareness and funds for former employees vs. Nike Inc. for wrongful terminations, injection injuries and its discriminatory C-19 injection policy.
NFTs are 'Non Fungible Tokens' (usually in the form of artwork). They include unique data that distinguish them from the others, stored transparently on the blockchain.
Each non fungible token within a specific project could be different in price+ utility than the others.
Different from Bitcoin which is a 'Fungible Token', meaning 1 Bitcoin= 1 Bitcoin no matter which one of the 21 million available that you may have, the value remains the same as the other Bitcoins.
There are a few factors that play into the value of NFTs...
0) Attraction:
The most technically clear explanation is that a group of people all agree via purchase that a specific digital collection is worth the price another is willing to pay for...
1) Scarcity:
Although there may be many nfts offered in one project, each nft is unique and limited to (usually) 1 or few in availability, (depending on the project)
2) Artist Association:
The connection between an nft and a specific artist or entertainer is an obvious reason for nft to maintain or grow in value, though there are no guarantees.
3) Solid Utilities:
NFT Utilities are the perks or the use case(s) that go along with ownership of a specific NFT.
Ex. A musician can offer nfts as a limited album purchase; and the utilities could be free entry into a concert+ a meet and greet experience etc.
Desirable utilities will make the nfts more valuable.
(One misconception that many people don't yet understand is that utilities alone could be a reason to purchase a jpg that isn't visually appealing)
Be sure to do your own research into the projects you are considering to confirm legitimacy.
4) Great Art+/or Story
Some projects are appealing at first glance, they resonate immediately aesthetically+/ or by their captivating story attracting more people+ essentially more value.
5) Community Association:
In many cases communities generate the hype that ends up inspiring more attraction to a specific project, causing an increase in value.
6) 'Time':
Not every project takes off right away, most don't. Many have proven that it takes 'time', and that it's beneficial to be early.
Although there are scams within crypto that you have to watch out for, crypto in general is not a scam.
Bitcoin was actually created in response to the financial crash in 2008, to be a transparent decentralized tool to allow us to transact peer to peer without the corruption in our current financial system.
These core values of Bitcoin is what birthed the crypto movement, allowing creators to solve for many other problems across other industries in transparent fashion that's more beneficial for more people involved; particularly the everyday person.
It's important to pay attention and learn at your pace sooner rather than later, as web3 is proving to be the direction of the future.
If we don't learn to take advantage of these new tools now, the companies we work for will learn, implement, then decide our contribution for us. And to no surprise, with their primary benefit in mind.
Supporting helps keep visionaries like myself focused on being the progressive change this world could use,
vs. working in contradicting environments that's strictly focused on making big companies more money.
Your (support) purchased asset also has the opportunity to go up in value over time. The more we successfully develop through our endeavors the more your asset will be worth is generally how it works.
0) In order to purchase an nft you will need a Crypto Wallet....
Crypto Wallets allow you to store, swap, and send crypto+ nfts
metamask.io is available as an extension on Chrome, Firefox, and Brave browsers or mobile app
metamask supports crypto tokens+ nfts on Etherium and Binance blockchains.
1) Transfer money from your bank or debit card into ETH or whichever token the nft requires.
You can buy ETH directly in your metamask wallet, or transfer from crypto exchanges such as Coinbase etc.
2) Connect your wallet to the marketplace your desired nft is located
opensea.io choose+ select buy now.
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