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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 61 points 2 years 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 54 points 2 years ago

The invisible hand of the free market blinded me.

[–] bentropy@feddit.de 49 points 2 years 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 58 points 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

[–] GCostanzaStepOnMe@feddit.de 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[–] bentropy@feddit.de 5 points 2 years 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 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 5 points 2 years 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.

[–] bh64@lemm.ee 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago

"asset" lol

[–] sugartits@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

asset

You mispelled "obvious scam"

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

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 28 points 2 years 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 17 points 2 years 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 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] umbraroze@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago

You wanted deregulation, and ya got It, biiiachezzz

[–] AltheaHunter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago
[–] Suspicious@lemmy.wtf 6 points 2 years 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 12 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

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