I went from doing ~2k XP weeks to ~70k XP weeks just by doing what the silly team at @AbstractChain wanted me to do. It takes what It's given and does what It's told, then there might be a reward for It at the end. For some reason I feel somewhat coerced/forced to take a broad and dynamic approach to the chain when my interests originally resided in NFT communities/ mastermind groups and DeFi. As a result, it seems to me Abstract's evolution has been taken from what originally felt like a consumer friendly chain to something that seems more, well... Orwellian. I'm a hungry fish, and all the food available seems visibly hooked and lined, to try and put my user experience in an allegory. Sometimes I wonder if it's simply coincidence that the Abstract's XP 'updates' happened shortly after the news that the chain caught a $11 Million bid from the Thiel Foundation. Not saying Peter Thiel and his foundations are comparative to an Orwellian world, however I do think we ought to be aware of billionaire 'philanthropists' and the way they envision the world or rather the way the people that inspire them envision the world; while conducting our own checks and balances upon their psyches in trying to understand what world they are living in and realize how that may affect our own worlds. At the end of the day I just want a fully built out green chain that will not only accrue myself and my family a nest egg after it's official inception, but will continue to endear waves of new users and potentially add to the efficiency of an undeniably accelerating society.

Am i seeing this right, no community boosts on @AbstractChain this week?

I ended up adding Corvinus Stormsong yesterday for a @TollanUniverse Genesis Avatar. At first I thought it was an average game, yet the new and revamped gameplay really improved with dynamic outcomes and strategies... Much more confident in the trajectory now!

My feelings of stupidity nowadays seem relative to continued DCA into @Aborean. -Seemingly @AbstractChain has been awarding less XP for liquidity locks. -The token continues to plummet in valuation. I believe in the team, but wonder how they'll capture a more dynamic userbase.

CHAT, I COOKED THIS WEEK!! For the longest time, I was just passively earning XP simply because I had played Bakery once a long time ago.

Well @playgigaverse is easily one of those games where if you don't play consistently you will get left in the dust. Therefore, I'd contend that it becomes less approachable to more it gets built out. Here I am trying to claim a race badge on Abstract and I just now realize I need to hatch my egg still... First impression is not worth my time!

So far Chocolate Salty Balls Bakery is thriving on the @OnchainChemists platform Rugpull Bakery. My tastebuds are tickled that we might actually claim a portion of this seasons prize pool. Come join this Bearish chef as we resonate the memory of the best chef from South Park🤝

No idea what this is about, but I found it funny and worth the test to find out... no wallet connection required so seems OK

It seems to me many Bearish don't want to transaction farm, I tried RugPull Bakery and got ~90k XP this week over the ~2k XP/wk I've averaged all year. I don't want to participate, so I'm going to make fun from the lunacy of having to; welcome to Chocolate Salty Balls Bakery 🤝

100k GP, I'll believe it when I see it...

The only innovation I saw as different with the @Records_Network was how it aggregated content across several different social media platforms at once. While I find it commendable that the @bearish_af team found an avenue to continue pursuing it's proof of culture projects, there were a couple variables that kept me from wholeheartedly participating in this campaign where I would likely have been incentivized just for showing up. When teams and communities are strong enough, their previous successes and failures ought not matter as much relative to their long term pursuits. For some reason the @Persona_Journey NFT mint impressed upon me as a massive failure. From what I recall, the supply never was fully claimed and the mint itself was quite stretched out. Moreover, the seemingly shoddy execution of that mint has impressed on my memory and already predisposed me against anything this brand dishes out in the future. Therefore, my first point is somewhat invalid as my primary community Bearish also had trouble during mint. However, the key difference in my mind is that our team had basically ended mint and consolidated momentum within 3 days of not fully minting out. If I recall correctly Personal was quite stretched and relatively toxic towards it's closure. Moreover, when the platform went live it was inaccessible for Abstract wallets; having an Abstract campaign and not having a working Abstract sign in feature incited the same emotions that were present during their 2024 mint... at least for me. It ought be noted that that Persona team got the platform up and working quickly, so hardly a hiccup for those new to their brand; however I was already having a predisposition to the experience based off the similarities to how I remember their mint being executed. At that point I was arguably not an ideal user as predispositions likely affected my desire to fully understand the platform and participate in it's metrics. So naturally I also reference the platform navigation and metrics as confusing and problematic whereas I likely was just too rubbed wrong by the brand to put much effort into alleviating that perception. Overall, it's my opinion that the Records Campaign did not incite the response that the Bearish team had expected so it will be interesting to see if the platform continues to evolve and accrue a userbase or if it's principles are simply repackaged under a different brand and label. One thing is certain, many projects are going to try different things in their innovations; the ones that persevere despite a few hiccups will be the ones that thrive at the convergence of the next cycle. Therefore my faith continues without waver for the Bearish team and community!

It shames the average man to be valued below his own estimate of his worth. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Mark Twain

Could this be the end of one of the strangest groups that existed in Abstract? I’m curious whether this is the classic case where faith ends where money starts running out. I won’t dig into it I hope the people who were there will create their own groups and it will be possible to join somewhere

episode 2 is up now for members! thanks for all the lovely feedback. looking forward to launching sincerely very shortly !

I've been extremely butthurt about @AbstractChain XP this year, literally have been getting an average of 2k XP/wk since these changes took place. I've been with this chain since it's inception, I at the very least want to hit the finish line with a Platinum commendation. We shall see if it's feasible, ~400k XP left until I cross that threshold 👍

What I say is mostly my opinion and ought not be taken seriously. However, If given an opportunity to have one thing I say stick; it'd be the research by Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin. They helped me understand the organized crime I witnessed in crypto youtu.be/zrbvi8yFGII?si=PX8r…