Welcome to the m*therf*ckin’ J to the PG newsletter
Yes, this newsletter is written (almost) entirely in Kendall Roy’s voice I cannot help it
Short and to the point, no time to waste - jpegs are the righteous vehicle and I am here because there is a GENERATIONAL SCHISM calling UPON ME to write this. It is my life mission to give A PLATFORM for those that are CREATING THE NEW MEMES OF EXCHANGE AFTER CROSSING THE CHASM.
The separation between CHURCH and STATE is trivial compared to the separation between RIGHT CLICK SAVERS and JPEG DEALERS. Let’s then f*cking elevate the latter - uh, this is the day we make it happen.
Yo, our GenZ advisors pitched us we include some tailor-made memes in this declaration of JPEGENDENCE (?) so yeah, uh. This newsletter is basically f*cking memes bro.
Rocks rock, f*ck yeah
Figure31 is good people wanting humanity to break free from the hegemony of the archaic illustrated rocks AKA Etherocks and the 10k pfp oligopolies (check Jon Ippolito’s related tweet + replies here).
Mint a f*cking white rock, uh, mint it for cheap and send your useless pfps to the burn address to show respect for the ROCKS, or bury them for a fresh cairn. Interact with Etherscan - smart contracts web3 everything’s happening.
Burn baby burn, keep the fire burning
No meme here, as this is the MOST POWERFUL metaphor for the burning of the establishment we need
We burn everything to the ground to allow the future to come thru over here. Kalen Iwamoto + Walt Reunamo new installation turned NFT just DROPPED ready to disrupt. Interactive literary performances are the next generation’s Hamlet.
Squares are the new circles, yo
Tomorrow’s the day where we make history. Tomorrow’s happening, eh, uh, in a f*ckin day.
EVERY ICON EVERY IMAGE EVER DROPPING FOR EVER
(actually, I should be more serious about this one because it’s truly interesting, and the team provided me with extra information - so read it from John F. Simon, the artist that created the original Every Icon, which has been recontextualized in an on-chain setting and its logic reimagined, together with Divergence and the new NY based DAO Eatworks): “The NFT market is a game changer, impacting provenance, ownership, storage, and exchange. Migrating Every Icon to the blockchain felt like the perfect move. I could archive the code on a public ledger and keep it running for as long as that ledger existed. However, in practice I discovered distinct differences between Browser Art and Blockchain Art, including how works are connected through the public ledger, the visibility of the code, and the distinction in NFTs between how much of the art is contained within the smart contract (on or in-chain) and how much is stored on external servers (off chain).
How did I take these differences into consideration and redesign Every Icon as an NFT? I felt strongly that the software should be written primarily in Solidity, keeping off chain dependencies to a minimum (....)”
The project launches in a day and you will be able to mint + read more about it on their website - in the meantime, discover the icons.
GET IN LOSER, get your candles, join the f*cking Folia drop, they’re out there about to resuscitate some sh*t
Don’t ask for permission - ask for forgiveness. Move fast, break things. It’s time to BUILD.
DISRUPT, DISRUPT, DISRUPT BY REVIVAL.
Software is gonna eat the world - yo, uh, actually, I can’t tell you much about the upcoming Folia drop, I’m uh, f*ck my hands are tied my lawyer, PR agent, and my prison consultant are legally gagging me against speaking up. The power’s in your hands ✊✊✊ - ask them on Discord what they have been up to and who’s behind it. Too many powerful people behind this.
✊✊✊✊✊ I’m with you ✊✊✊✊✊
MORE FUNDAMENTAL F*CKING READING OF THE WEEK FOR THE REVOLUTION
Actually, everything else at Outland including this commentary by Jon Ippolito on the Rhizome + Kadist event of November I had the honor to take part in, the Mitchell Chan interview, and DEAFBEEF + LIA’s
The beautifully executed Daemonica by Kanon drop (I wish I had more time to comment on this, but I spent way too much time hard typing like Kendall Roy and my fingers hurt)
Anyhow, I think we peaked today. Great job if you got to the end of this nonsense. If you prefer more wholesome conversations, our Discord’s lately popping.
See you next week
MP