i agree - we have a lot of complexity to work through
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Tharwin
#636246
2026-02-10 08:17
I support it. Any simplification that does not remove key functionality and simplifies the system is, in my opinion, a good thing in our case. In this case, I think it is clear that it did not bring us anything significant and only complicated the system.
yeah but I think cause and effect might be mixed. I am not sure it ever had a super winning concept in substance
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alexisolinart
#636273
2026-02-10 08:25
Also, all of this affects interest in Meme Lab. Most people just scroll past it. Maybe if it were packaged in a more appropriate way—matching the complexity and overall feel—so it aligned more with the core collection’s value, it could have been a turning point. But yeah, in its current state, it clearly doesn’t catch the eye or create a strong desire to add, support, or engage with it.
contracts are going to work forever. what I mean is "no new mints"
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OMdegen
#636275
2026-02-10 08:26
anyone remeber what contract the memelabs are on? @[punk6529] i wonder samething as rakesh we can still buy and sell memelab cards they are just going to be capped right? what rights did memelabs have in the protocol?
I think we should formally sunset Memes Lab for the following reason:
- I think the topic can now be solved more generally -> the idea of minting special for meme card creators does not make a ton of sense in where we are going
- It is anyway not particularly being used
- I think it confuses the story at a protocol level. I want the protocol to be as protocol like as possible and it seems weird in the context of a network state - it is one thing to say we vote for block production for meme cards but the idea that if you get a meme card in, you get special protocol treatment for life is weird
- I think this is not a hugely hard decision but raising it for stakeholder discussion ;)
- cc @[6529er]
gm
yes it guides you to the optimal you
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gpebbles
#625854
2026-02-08 13:22
i feel like it actually optimizes the collective by rewarding the optimal you
yes
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gpebbles
#628454
2026-02-08 20:23
and it is just next level sir when you fully immerse yourself here.. i think you and bats have potential through this initiative to move us to next level.. meanwhile we do things like science and new type of mints.. i continue to believe the real alpha will be setting up shop here as it is not just about getting a meme card selected.. waves with tabs will be great for that and making this your hub imo
we are best at this by far!
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lucclop
#625716
2026-02-08 12:17
There aren't many places in crypto art that have community voted drops and not many with the same momentum and continued interest. Just saying this because some of the closest comparisons often have a closed selection process where the criteria is either unclear or what's actually clear is they only pick artists that are popular on twitter, have the biggest sales stats etc. I've been in discords where that's all the collectors want too, they are just asking curators when will they get the next big artist to drop. I do feel this place is unique how many artists have been getting their work selected (through voting) and the drops are so well received. It's something to applaud. Many have failed to have the same reach.
wow
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Zigmarillion
#628258
2026-02-08 19:52
Feeling devilishly memetic today.. 
we need to be around in case @[BatSoupYum] loses his reading glasses and starts buying pokeman cards by mistake
we need to be around in case @[BatSoupYum] loses his reading glasses and starts buying pokeman cards by mistake
https://x.com/punk6529/status/2020584867994702198?s=20
please let us know @[simo] @[GelatoGenesis] @[prxt0] if not
I think we might have fixed the crashing/performance issue from Fri/Sat
ok speech over
and that is fine
they would trade off stability for agency
95% of people are not cut out for this I thikn
and that is fine
not everyone is cut out for this!
also get a vote about how this goes
but you know the counterparties (I dunno, in that case the Taliban I guess)
if you choose to do this, it is very admirable
just like nobody at gunpoint grabs librarians and auditors and sends them to Seal Team Six to jump out of helicopters
nobody came at gunpoint and made me go to the frontier
but that is my choice
which is why I am on the frontier
i would of course rather hari-kiri than do this
you want a "safe job" where the paycheck will land every month, well I dunno, the federal government is usually hiring
but out on the frontier, well, there are casualties
some people are called to it
at gunpoint
nobody is forcing anyone to the frontier
and go out to the frontier
but it is a deliberate decision to leave the comforting arms of normal society
it is very noble, it is very admirable
but entrepreneurs, artists, etc are looking for freedom, for independence, for being able to do what they want, to birth their world view on the world
if someone wants a steady salary, there are vast number of steady jobs available
the way our society is structured (correctly I believe) nobody owes an entrepreneur or artist or anyone who is structured that way with the agency to do what they want anything
and a lot of the discussion in NFT world is a bit naive about this
it is a multi party game
it is not a single party game
with their actions and dollars
also get a "vote"
because the other stakeholders (the gazelles) - the customers and competitors also have skin in the game, also are live players
anymore than anyone can guarantee that everyone who starts a company will become successful
nobody can fix this
it is because it is very hard!
of course it is mostly "failures"
to find a combination that works