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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/7879294

Who’d have thought BoredApe NFTs would be such an actual eyesore?

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[–] crypticthree@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm guessing they didn't hire an event lighting company and did it themselves. No one I know in the industry would do that.

[–] FoundTheVegan@kbin.social 60 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The invisible hand of the free market blinded me.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

This is why I don't go out anymore.

[–] bentropy@feddit.de 55 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wtf is a boerd ape NFT event? I know the bored ape images and I know what an event is... But wtf? Are people supposed to go somewhere to look at those ugly images? People should know they can enjoy this meaningless garbage online. For free.

[–] umbraroze@kbin.social 64 points 1 year ago (2 children)

One of the perks of owning these NFTs was that you could attend exclusive events. What those events were going to be about was anyone's guess. Eye burn, apparently.

[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's kind of like when you have Reddit gold and get access to the super exclusive private r/lounge subreddit... That has no actual purpose and nobody bothers posting in it because what are you even supposed to do there?

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Laugh about the non guilded peasants. Or at least that is what I saw on the few times I was guilded.

[–] veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Free fedoras, since they on the floor wriggling in pain xD

[–] GCostanzaStepOnMe@feddit.de 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

People blowing leftover VC money on propping up their failing industry.

[–] bentropy@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh thanks I get it know. Buying NFTs is like buying tickets to a concert. What if the events isn't anywhere near me? Still a very stupid concept.

[–] umbraroze@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Basically, it's the same thing as buying a "permanent" ticket to a local sports team's home matches. What? Your local team doesn't sell "permanent" tickets? Exactly.

[–] bentropy@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Well, they do: https://www.bvb.de/Tickets/Stadionplan/Dauerkarten

Not quiet sure what you mean but please, don't respond. That was already way more thought about something NFT related as I'd wish to have.

[–] mysoulishome@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was thinking Concerned Ape, the dev of Stardew Valley…and I was concerned

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ditto, after that talk about the TV show. I was like man, how far has he fallen.

[–] mysoulishome@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think if he sold NFT’s I would just about lose all faith in mankind. Now when the hell is haunted chocolatier coming…

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Selling NFTs is some JojaMart shit. Concerned Ape would never.

[–] TheCheddarCheese@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

does he even host any events?

[–] mysoulishome@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No, but I barely recall what bored ape is or how it is culturally relevant…which is why I thought of it

[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

how it is culturally relevant

That's the neat part: it isn't.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

how it is culturally relevant

It’s a fine example of modern idiocy.

[–] joel_nio@talk.macstack.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

if you give relevancy to idiocy, it's not my problem

[–] bh64@lemm.ee 44 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It was a stupid decision to attend a party created by the creators of a stupidly overpriced asset.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

"asset" lol

[–] sugartits@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

asset

You mispelled "obvious scam"

To be fair, the keys are right next to each other.

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 31 points 1 year ago

It’s unfortunate that people were injured but fuck, I’m still scarred just by seeing these awful things. At least if they were going to do a scam art investment scheme they could have made the art not hideous.

[–] Neato@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

So the financial harm wasn't obvious enough for the Bored Apes? The creators wanted to be sure everyone knew it was made to hurt them directly but burning their retinas.

[–] Hairyblue@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bored Ape NFT owners say: "Ow! My money! Ow! My eyes!"

[–] umbraroze@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago

You wanted deregulation, and ya got It, biiiachezzz

[–] Suspicious@lemmy.wtf 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait I though bored apes """""creator""""""/ main bag holder split with the money and tanked the whole market for apes

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 13 points 1 year ago

This is probably the bag holders trying desperately to keep the apes relevant in hopes they can pump up the price again and offload.

[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

For a moment I thought the title refers to the attendees as bored apes.