I saw a tweet from
@ssheyii that got me thinking:
➥ "When last did you mint something because you genuinely wanted to be part of it?"
✦ Not because you want to flip.
✦ Not because of the expected floor.
✦ Not because CT said it would run.
But because you believed in the people, the vision, and the community being built.
➜ Those days feel rare now.
We've become so used to the mint-and-flip cycle that we've forgotten what it means to connect with the art itself.
➜ This is why this question hit me:
What if the most valuable piece of art you ever owned wasn't created by an artist...
...but by your own story?
This brought me down to my research on
@2O1Patrons
➜ If I were one of the 201, my confession would be this:
✦ I didn't enter NFTs because of money.
✦ I stayed because of the stories.
✦ The late nights discovering new artists.
✦ The friendships formed in random communities.
✦ The feeling of witnessing someone creates something meaningful and deciding to preserve a piece of it forever.
That's what resonates with me about @201Patrons.
➜It's not just a collection of 201 seats. It's an invitation to become part of the artwork itself.
The idea that every Patron whispers a story into their capsule, and that those stories help shape the final piece, feels like a reminder of what collecting art should be about: people, experiences, and meaning.
➜ If my capsule were to open one day, it would contain every lesson, every friendship, every risk, and every moment that made me fall in love with digital art.
The 201 seats.
One of them has my name on it.
➥Big shout out to
@thejasich and
@CONN3CTIVITY_ for shilling this early alpha
Y'all should get a seat for yourself among the 201s
CIAO 👋