138 thoughts on minting

my instinct while watching roaringkitty was:

"i wish i could mint this"

at some point in the future, it becomes a cultural artifact. proving you were there when kitty resurfaced will have social value and surely some financial upside.

the ability to mint anything (read: capturing some material from a moment in time) adds a new dimension to collecting—what is considered a basic human instinct.

instead of vinyl records, stamps, sneakers or baseball cards, imagine you can tell a richer story about yourself with moments.

because that's why we collect anything at all, isn't it?

we want to evoke memories and tell a story, and ultimately use that to connect with others who share our interests and values.

maybe someday we'll get to a point where peeling off a small piece of a moment on the internet can become completely ubiquitous.