Thread by @DCLBlogger

My journey from ‘pure Investor brain’ to believer in the #NFT Art movement.

Some ‘moments in time’ that changed my perspective.

1/ A thread👇

2/ I’ve been an NFT Investor for 3 years.

Virtual land, game items, collectibles have always made sense as they were ‘fixed supply’.

So how was art with uncapped supply investible?

@SuperRare graph was showing stable industry growth,

I thought I’d just jump in.

3/ I joined a stream with @josiebellini interviewing @ConnieDigital.

Connie dropped this track

We were all like OHHHHHHH 🔥 🔥 🔥

The first time I felt I wanted something NFT Art related.

This was the first artist NFT I ever bought!

4/ I then explored @SuperRare and found @marc0matic

This piece was so cool!

https://twitter.com/marc0matic/status/1245257292745814016

+ Marc was in Melbourne, experimented with AR and New tech.

I showed my wife but at $4k I thought it was too much. So went back to sleep.

5/ Next morning it was still on my mind.

Wife asked if I bought the piece. I said no.

She was like "wtf buy it." So I did.

First time my wife picked an NFT ever! Woo

This one is special for both of us.

6/ Next was @fewocious

I was still ‘investor brain’ focussed back then so DM’d Fewo and worked out a deal for the 3 available pieces and 1 physical.

For $9k total.

Everything changed pretty much right after this vid post-purchase.

https://twitter.com/fewocious/status/1301319871515381760?lang=en

7/ Ok, I was starting to get it.

You buy the art you love or maybe you want to invest in.

The artist continues to grow, more people want their art.

Demand pushes prices up. Investor wins, Artist wins, social media wins, everyone wins.

This was starting to get fun!

8/ I went and found @coryvanlew and @MERCPIN who's art was amazing!

I helped guide them a little through the @SuperRare application process and acquired their early pieces.

They're doing amazing and it's awesome to see their art available as NFTs!

9/ A good friend from the #Decentraland community, @MetaverseNft helped bring his grandpa’s art, (@Jose_Delbo ), to NFTs.

So I ended up getting this early 1/1.

At the time, @WhaleShark_Pro and @Axie44 had one. So I felt extra cool.

10/ Then @niftygateway came in blazing.

I bought some early Slime Sunday, Dota OG Esports, Lushsux, Boss Logic, Beeple.

All artists who’s work I’ve seen before, all art I love and all probably going to be a big part of the #NFT Art movement.

11/ As time has gone by, these purchases have seemed to capture a 'moment in time' that reminds me of the ecosystem back then.

Some I'll probably never sell.

But it's helped me understand more depth to just 'investing'.

12/ After selling 2 of my Fewo pieces I was sad for days haha.

It’s a weird feeling/attachment you have to a piece of code/digital art.

But it’s there.

Made me realize that this rabbit hole turns you from just an investor to a collector.

13/ Being on the sidelines you won’t learn/feel any of this.

But when you invest, collect, communicate and be part of the movement you realise how much of a big deal this is.

A pleasure and honor to be here.

Again, we are at just the beginning.