Surprise! The Future Of Media Involves A Crypto-Based Popularity Contest

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THE FUTURE OF MEDIA INVOLVES A CRYPTO-BASED POPULARITY CONTEST]( Back in January, a product designer and software engineer named John Palmer used Mirror to pitch what he described as “the first community-owned essay, crowdfunded in Ethereum.” After he hit his crowdfunding goal of 10 ETH — the cryptocurrency equivalent of more than $13,000 at the time and now a bit over $40,000 — he released the piece to the public, revealing a sprawling theoretical essay that uses the futuristic electronic music genre hyperpop as a jumping-off point for a discussion of ideological turf wars online. Since then, other writers have raised tens of thousands of dollars for everything from a newsletter about Internet culture to a “homoerotic teen thriller” about “a group of three girls at an elite New York City private school who stumble into busting a global sex trafficking ring.” [Vice]( /posted [@neuschwanstein.castle on Instagram]( [@neuschwanstein.castle]( /bites - Soothe your muscles and joints with an all-natural [100mg hemp CBD]( oil topical that penetrates quickly and provides a cooling feeling - Get better, more affordable car insurance in minutes with [Clearcover]( - Subscribe to your new source of [great documentaries]( with fresh weekly content, 4K videos, and 1 year of ads-free streaming Love The Futurist? Drag this email into your primary inbox to make sure you don’t miss a thing! [Love The Futurist? 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