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We're back with the 18th edition of our weekly digest, highlighting a few hand-selected pieces of writing over the past week or so.

Check them out and let us know which is your favorite!

NFT Art Market Review

@fercaggiano reflects on the journey of artists entering the NFT space, highlighting the motivations, challenges, and evolving trends in the digital art world, including the shift toward lower-priced or free editions, and the need for education and innovation to sustain the NFT art ecosystem.

Now, the latest trend is free (or nearly free) editions… Why? For validation? Exposure? The hope that something will go viral and become profitable?

Why don't you just read the AI summary?

@naomiii critiques the growing trend of using summaries and dismissing the richness of original texts, emphasizing the importance of effort in understanding and appreciating art, whether it’s literature or music.

Difficulty is not always the enemy. Having to put in effort is not a bug. It’s often a feature.

Builder’s Paradise or Artist’s Dilemma?

@epr reflects on the challenges Warpcast faces in attracting and retaining visual artists, as well as potential solutions like creating separate artist-focused experiences within the Farcaster ecosystem.

The platform has the potential to be a great space for digital artists, but the current focus on tech-driven conversations means these creative possibilities are often overlooked or lost in the noise.

Reimagining Content Curation for the Crypto Space with Maciej Budkowski (Kiwi News)

@javelinclub interviews Mac Budkowski, co-founder of Kiwi News, a community-driven platform for curating and sharing quality crypto-related content. Mac shares insights on building a quality-first community, curating for crypto enthusiasts, and balancing incentives for curators.

Curators are the heartbeat of Kiwi… many treat it as a way to express themselves and connect with like-minded people.

Artists vs. the Machines

@near_intern questions whether AI-generated art and writing can truly replace human creativity and intentionality, while expressing concerns about the devaluation of human work and the potential loss of authenticity in art.

Will we just outsource our thinking completely to a machine? Will we reduce our expectations for art and, eventually, to each other?

Poetical Science

@kpx reflects on Ada Lovelace’s vision of machines transcending mere calculation to inspire creativity.

She observed that the machine might act upon things other than numbers, if those things satisfied mathematical rules.

That's all we have this week — what did we miss?

Let us know what you think!