Last night I had an epiphany about creators looking to building an audience on Twitter
The reason so many people start by writing helpful threads and content but devolve into shitposting + memes is that the dopamine hits are easier, faster and cheaper
Writing takes WORK. It takes even more work to be good and get noticed.
My post from November about BAYC x Surpeme has 250K impressions
But this wasn't an easy thread to write and I wasn't sure if it was going to be noticed or appreciated
Let's breakdown what that means for Opensea and where NFTs are headed in 2022 and beyond
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1/ First, this acquisition was an "acquihire" rather than an outright purchase of the @Dharma_HQ app and its IP (an example of the latter is when Facebook bought Instagram).
2/ Generally, the main motivation behind an acquihire is to acquire key talent and expertise that a startup or company has.
It's why OpenSea founders are taking on leadership roles at @opensea (more on that later)
In light of the another discord scam - where hackers get access to moderator account and announce a fake mint to steal ETH -
I'm breaking down a few of their tactics and the red flags🚩so that you don't fall victim to this
By and large, this is social engineering more so than a technical hack.
It involves hijacking a moderators account at the very least, or getting a mod to grant admin permissions to an attackers account and post fake announcements
Remember, their goal is to override your logical mind with your FOMO brain.
Even though it feels like a scam, you might still go through it, because... what if it's not?
Red flag #1🚩- You'll feel pressured to rush and mint without thinking