You're more alike than you're different.
Humans are multifaceted.
In your daily life, from a social perspective, you may have a plethora of interests & thus belong to numerous groups…
e.g., intramural sports groups, cycling groups, poker (& shoot the shit) groups, professional associations, comedy clubs, math clubs, etc.
You may also have many different interests & activities that you enjoy personally…
e.g., reading, cooking, watching Netflix, programming, meditating, learning, etc.
Notice that: you're not a "cooking maxi" who thinks "reading sucks."
Instead: you, as an individual, are multifaceted both from your own interest POV, as well as the communities you've curated (dare I say collected) to maximize the joys of life.
"Okay, thx, Riddles. But aren't you an NFT account? Wtf does this have to do with NFTs?"
I'm glad you asked…
In the early bull market, communities were tribal.
It's because historically, all NFTs offered (promised) the same shit:
Merch
Metaverse
Parties
Pfp
Staking/Tokens
It was the same copy-pasta experience & therefore, not much delineation of a value proposition.
This was due to the lack of maturity in the space. People tend to stick to things that have proven to work.
@GutterCatGang all offered similar shit. It was much more "us vs. them."
"Our community is better than urs."
After a few cycles, things really started to shift.
People were holding more & more NFTs to genuinely belong to multiple communities w/ distinctly different value propositions (& not just for flipping reasons, thanks partly to the bear market).
Cross-pollination started happening.
Do you like "story-telling" NFTs? Are you interested in gaming? Art? AND photography?
You may choose to hold:
Four totally different use cases/interests for you to "curate" your digital (increasingly IRL) experiences.
That's the power of NFTs.
It's your ability to curate:
COMMUNITY: hyper-passionate, progressive interest groups from ALL AROUND THE WORLD, in a 24-7 timezone.
AND
UTILITY: art (joy/flex), access to tools (trading, security, etc.), media, entertainment & other consumables.
I don't think enough people realize the true power (potential) of NFTs —
Your wallet is essentially a key to unlocking a plethora of experiences, benefits, perks & essentials for your day-to-day life…
… via an interoperable "phygital" ecosystem (TBC)
With all this unlocked potential, why is there still so much tribalism?
Because it's human nature & because people don't zoom out…
Let me walk you through some examples of progressively zooming out:
@AzukiOfficial vs. @doodles (both ETH NFTs)
ETH NFTs vs. SOL NFTs
Twitter NFTs vs. Reddit "Digital Collectibles"
NFTs/Web3 vs. Crypto/Defi
Crypto vs. Fiat
Humans vs. External Forces
Notice: what "team you play for" depends on how much you zoom out.
Lessons:
Before pinning a group as "the enemy," zoom out to realize that you're playing for the same team.
A collaborative & helpful culture will yield much better results than an elbow-throwing one.
The pie is MUCH larger than you think, as NFTs can facilitate People's LIVES.
Whether you like it or not, you're building a new world.
The early stages of laying the foundation have a tremendous impact on the trajectory of where this goes.
And as uncle Ben would say: "remember, with great power comes great responsibility."
*This article was adapted from a Twitter thread by Riddles.eth*
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