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⚓️ the sniff test

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Oct 2, 2022
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gm.

thought it’d be a chill and relaxing weekend. but of course, the NFT space always has other ideas. lol.

my name’s subvert. I’ve been filling in for Biv while he’s moving this week. if it’s easier to remember or pronounce, you can call me sub instead.

oh boy, we’ve got some stinkers today. strap in for a rather pungent newsletter coming up…

ALPHA⚓️

let’s talk about those Azurians.

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Azurbala @azurbala
Azurians are coming.
8:21 PM ∙ Sep 30, 2022
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what a horrible art reveal. just horrible. totally unacceptable for the level of hype and excitement that Jenkins the Valet and Tally Labs have drummed up. like, what world do these Azurians live in?

as people familiar with NFT influencers pointed out…

Twitter avatar for @jbondwagon
JBond @jbondwagon
Me: “I wonder what @notthreadguy & @ShiLLin_ViLLian’s kid will look like…” @azurbala: “Say no more fam” 🫣🫣🫣
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12:38 AM ∙ Oct 1, 2022
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and fans of James Cameron were also extremely excited:

Twitter avatar for @HawkwardArt
hawkward.eth @HawkwardArt
my azurbala revealed and idk what y’all are talking about this is a straight up grail
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10:49 PM ∙ Sep 30, 2022
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those that have been sceptical of Azurbala have pretty much all come out of the woodworks, making all the jokes you can imagine about such a big misstep. and to think that this is one of the pioneering “storytelling NFTs” projects!

to the team’s credit, they responded swiftly and will be revamping the art “until they get it right”. hopefully they get the art done quicker than the y00ts team.

Twitter avatar for @jenkinsthevalet
Jenkins The Valet 🍌 Is Exploring Azurbala @jenkinsthevalet
We see and hear all of your feedback to Azurians and will be opening up a space soon. We’ve always been guided by one principle which is to do right by our community members. This remains absolutely true today. The Azurbala you end up getting will be one that makes you proud.
8:46 PM ∙ Sep 30, 2022
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but all jokes aside, we should take a step back and think about what this reflects on the team. there was either a lack of product control & gatekeeping; or even worse, the team's tastes are terrible. like, how does that art even pass the sniff test?

to create an inhabitable world takes extreme care to intricate details… and a slideshow with sloppily generated Photoshop edits that I could do just don’t bring out a premium level of quality that the brand portrays itself as.

Twitter avatar for @maverick23NFT
maverick (🦍🦉🌈🧬⛩🦖) @maverick23NFT
While I agree that art is inherently subjective, let's also acknowledge that some projects are pushing out junk. Bad art is a 🚩 because it means: - Sloppy team - Horrible taste - Lack of attention to details I personally won't invest in teams which produce bad art.
3:42 AM ∙ Oct 1, 2022
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perhaps @NFT_Shooter is onto something here.

Twitter avatar for @NFT_Shooter
McGavin @NFT_Shooter
Creating good pfps is very hard
8:45 PM ∙ Sep 30, 2022

BETA⚓️

somehow the Azurbala PFP reveal wasn’t even the biggest miss of the day, because an entire blockchain went down yesterday.

yes, we’re talking about you, Solana. right after I sung its praises over the past few days, it rewards me with a big, fat, juicy Grade A freshly-laid egg right to the face.

as a result, I take full responsibility for the outage.

Twitter avatar for @subvert_nft
subvert @subvert_nft
i shilled Solana too much, didn’t i https://t.co/9DKqzaXOvk
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Solana Status @SolanaStatus
The Solana network is experiencing an outage and not processing transactions. Developers across the ecosystem are working on diagnosing the issue and to restart the network. More information will be provided as it becomes available.
3:08 AM ∙ Oct 1, 2022

worst part of this outage is, they can’t even cite high traffic or usage this time. we’re in the middle of a bear market!

i guess that

Twitter avatar for @ghost93_x
𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔰𝔱 @ghost93_x
The ETH maxis were right
1:51 AM ∙ Oct 1, 2022
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or from another perspective,

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Lucid @LucidCiC
Solana is the McDonald's ice cream machine of blockchain technology
5:32 AM ∙ Oct 1, 2022
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DELTA⚓️

all around it’s been a blunder-filled day or two across the NFT space.

Twitter avatar for @KOBESYSTEM143
KOBESYSTEM @KOBESYSTEM143
A lot of airballs in the NFT space lately: @azurbala - Art disaster @GutterCatGang - $gang delay (again) @coolcatsnft - boxing NFT collab @doodles - losing Twitter password Plenty of openings for other projects to step it up right now. Bar is so low.
9:51 PM ∙ Sep 30, 2022
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a quick word about the controversial Cool Cats x The Next Legends collab:

Twitter avatar for @coolcatsnft
Cool Cats @coolcatsnft
Cooltopians, do you think you’ve got what it takes to go Pro? 💫 Step into the boxing ring and get ready to become The Next Legend in @MuhammadAli’s @TheNextLegends premier #Metaverse game with @NF_Labs and @altstatemachine.👇🧵
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9:52 PM ∙ Sep 29, 2022
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while on paper, this might have seemed like a ‘free’ partnership where there’s something to gain and nothing to lose, sometimes the cost comes in terms of brand integrity. expecting the team to do slightly more gatekeeping on these partnerships going forward!

oh, and OpenSea mistakenly delisted Azuki for a bit.

Twitter avatar for @WatcherGuru
Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru
JUST IN: OpenSea delists #NFT collection Azuki.
4:04 PM ∙ Sep 30, 2022
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if we’re still making these mistakes in the space… mass adoption isn’t going to come in quite some time.

that’s all for today, folks.

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like it, hate it, love it? tweet at me @subvert_nft. I’ll see you again tomorrow.

until next time,

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