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If you put your various fantastic Twitter threads into a book of essays <ahem>, an NFT of the ejaculation thread would be a very cool raffle item, preorder gift, what have you. I love your reasoning behind wanting to do an NFT, but do think the window has passed.

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I would be very interested! I’m in!

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I have not given much thought to NFTs before reading this post. And you make very compelling arguments for why we should be interested in them, and how they provide part of a solution to paying for a lot of work women do in creating content. It also reminds me of your thread about the value of money (I think it was another Twitter thread of yours) and how it only has value and exchange because we say it does. So maybe crypto will gain value as more people use it and say it has value. Like many people I know I no longer ever have cash, so I feel that in some ways I'm already using a form of cryptocurrency.

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This is the most info I have ever gotten on Bitcoin but mainly because I just don’t get it and am old enough I don’t know if I soon will… My feeling is you should jump in to test the waters with your thread. Don’t waste a precious moment. I will literally have to read all of this information again to understand. Right now if this isn’t controlled in a good way (as it gets going)I feel like it could be such a mess. But I also love the fact that my writing could be beneficial enough to compensate me once in a while. It could also be a lot of work that isn’t anticipated.You have the reach and the integrity to start something here with this. See? I am all over the place but do see that heading in to see what happens might be the beginning of the Divine Feminine in a major way. That I’m all in for- the rise.

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Hi, I really enjoyed your newsletter about NFTs. I’m curious about them and your explanation helped! My main question is: what happens to the NFT after it’s sold? For a silly example, the disaster girl meme sold for 500k, but now it doesn’t come up in meme searches for texting on iPhones. I’m curious about how becoming an NFT might pay women the money we deserve but also take the NFT out of public discourse. What happens once it’s an NFT? Can people still share the thread?

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I am familiar with the world of crypto and NFTs, and was pretty deeply involved with the emergence of the web as we know it now. That said, I never thought about women's place in the blogging world, the value of women's creations, and women operating in the crypto world the way you've stated. I find your perspective so valuable and powerful. I appreciate you proudly stating that your work has value, is not free, and your time should be paid for. These are all things that we need to hear! Thank you for bringing crypto and NFTs into this space. These topics should be in women's spaces, but often isn't, and I can see how problematic that is now. I love that you explain with no condescension, encourage with no evangelizing, and try new things so others feel more comfortable with taking that first step as well.

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When I read your statements about your work: "It's remarkable," I cried. It IS remarkable, and your acknowledgement of that is powerful.

I love your idea to raffle the thread as an NFT. I'd buy a ticket! I think your instincts about this are spot on. I need to dig deeper to understand why people don't like NFTs because the way you explained it, I don't see what the downsides are other than the frenzy and buzz around certain auctions.

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This post truly felt like worlds colliding for me! I'm a design-obsessed, progressive Oakland mom -- but I'm also a former longtime Pinterest employee now starting a new project squarely in the world of crypto-for-good. Our ethos are very much shared: I think the way social platforms have monetized has created a lot of unintentional but bad effects for users. I also think creators (both professional content creators *and* everyday people who contribute thoughts, ideas, stories) have not been properly rewarded for their contributions. And I also think there's incredible promise to rectify this with blockchain/crypto technology, but today, that world is incredibly insular and has not provided an accessible on-ramp for anyone outside a very narrow archetype.

We're a few weeks away from launching our idea in this space -- a new way of structuring NFTs and other digital assets (like Tweets!) that allows creators to set the terms by which others can engage with their content and share in the value. And a huge effort of ours will be bringing a more diverse set of people into the world of crypto through no-stupid-questions education and onboarding.

I'm SO thankful you're starting this conversation with your wonderful audience and I'd love to share more about what we're up to if you're interested!

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Ugh. I think this (all the cryptocurrency everythings) is just another way to keep people who can't (or just don't want to) easily access the internet/alternate means of paying for their needs pushed farther to the margins. The number of businesses that stopped accepting cash during the pandemic (some of which still are not, at least in my city) is a good other similar-but-different example of this. People living in poverty don't necessary have bank accounts, or smartphones, or internet at home, or debit cards, &c. &c. (this is true even for people NOT living in poverty) and if you spend all this time on a form of "money" that a pretty sizable segment of the population is just...unable to access or use in any meaningful way, then that's maybe the wrong place to be focusing the attention. IMO. (That said, I agree wholeheartedly that women do not get compensated the way they ought to for their work, which is a problem that does need to be addressed, just maybe not with cryptocurrency. And also I second the book suggestion.)

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Do it! I’ll enter.

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I appreciate learning more about Bitcoin and NFT’s. At 72, I struggle to wrap my brain around the concept of crypto currency, although I realize that standard currency is also “not real.” Lately, I crave more experiences with the tangible, but I also want to understand new concepts well enough to make informed choices about them. I would participate in your proposed raffle mostly as a way of supporting you and the cause that would profit. I like to collect some things because of the memories attached and the joy they bring me, but the idea of “owning” someone’s “intellectual property” because it might have some future exchange value seems very strange to me. That said, I so agree that women deserve to be paid for the content they create and appreciate that you are exploring a way that even hesitant souls like me may dip our toes in the swirling waters “cause you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone” in this ever changing world.

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I am so glad you have brought up NFTs and crypto! I love your abortion Twitter thread-it’s one of the smartest commentaries on abortion rights out there and I think everyone should read it. I would definitely buy a raffle ticket.

My husband’s company is built on blockchain so we’ve both been learning a great deal about blockchain, Ethereum and NFTs. We are creative types so while we do struggle a bit to wrap our heads around it, we see it’s potential for creators. We have even begun investing in Ethereum. One of my friends who works in finance ( she is so much smarter than me when it comes to this stuff) recently shared that she regularly invests in Ethereum, too.

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Your twitter-Thread is amazing and I would enjoy to pay for it. I agree with you that especially female creators need to be payed more and better. Your post already encouraged me to look further into NFTs. I am still not sure if NFTs are right for me. Somehow they still feel… too much like they were a scam or something not to be trusted. Altogether I do feel, they are not an investment I feel comfortable to make. I am actively investing in other things, but not NFTs (yet, maybe). Thank you for writing yet again about a very interesting topic!

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I was completely unfamilar with NFTs before reading your newsletter, and you've certainly made me curious! I am still trying to wrap my head around it, and will be asking my 'young-nerdy-guy-in-tech' brother to ecplain it further lol. I also like the idea of a raffle. No disrespect to your twitter thread (they are all incredible) but I am not sure I would be bothered by what I won, if it's something you created it would be exciting!

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Yes, yes... all of it Yes. I too believe women do not receive enough credit and have been looked over so much in the past and still do now. We need the encouragement, the challenge, the opportunity to feel comfortable in this new endeavor. At my 20 year reunion I heard former male classmates discussing Bitcoin and it peaked my interest, but I didn't understand it. What is this new currency, how is it tangible, why haven't I heard if this before, who else knows about this? When I asked around there was so much skepticism so it fizzled out for me. Three years later now there's so much more information and I kick myself for not doing further research back then and diving in. So yes! Do it please!!!!

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I love that thread and would buy the NFT if I had the eth for it. But would that mean you’d have to get my permission to republish your own work? (I’d say yes, don’t worry).

(from Bayonne, France)

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