Every week, I open the Notes app on my phone, and I add the links I discover every day that I think would be good for the fine readers of Touch Grass. Then something strong enough suddenly pops up, and I find the topic for my introduction. This week’s not different, but I think I have something to share that’s slightly new.
Today thanks to Bunny shitposting at the intersection between Milady and latinas (as per usual), I stumbled upon Emilio, a collection of Argentinian Milady Derivatives. I was so surprised to see a lot of the “memes” of my childhood and teenage years pop up in a Remilia-like aesthetic, worldbuilding with joy and melancholy, igniting the trauma and the lightheartedness of having grown up in a very difficult, visceral, raw, passionate yet always joyful place in the 90s and 2000s. Then, I downloaded Phantom, bought some SOL and bought a few Emilios, joined Telegram and for the first time in my blockchain years, I experienced worldbuilding in my language, and in the jargon I speak in every day with my friends and family.
I had no idea this was possible. As a person that’s bound by the official language and vernacular of crypto, I have trouble speaking in Spanish when I do business. I mentioned this in a conversation yesterday as well - a few years ago, when you had to talk about blockchain with a fellow Latin American, you’d switch to English or alternate with Spanish, because the terminology wasn’t still properly translated. I know these are a lot of words, feelings and conclusions to come from a Milady derivative that came out two days ago - but memes are powerful like that. They get into your head in the most friendly way and end up exposing you to new things - this is also how crypto works.
In the past year or so, I’ve been noticing a lot of Spanish content and Spanish speaking people that are killing in this industry. When you speak to them, you realize that the terminology they use is no longer as anglicized as it used to be. We’re really experiencing true globality in adoption and language. Anyways, just some things to keep in mind when it comes to thinking about true access and adoption.
I got too serious, sorry. Let’s better review what happened onchain this week.
Culture
Motherbase poster their first video - a CD scratcher interface
In Amsterdam this September? Check out this exhibition that Misha is suggesting
We launched LCC (Lens Creators Club) a place to find opportunities (residencies, contests, grants, open calls, free courses) in Lens and beyond. LCC will have iterative PFPs and banners, showcasing different artists in the community - the first one is TinyRainboot! And thanks to Grams, zkJew and Ruthless for volunteering to moderate this exciting new space.
Football is culture - Debbie launched a club for the American Football fans!
Brat summer might have ended, but Mifella summer is still alive and well
In /aurabonding: new Katherine Frazer and new Cezar. Obvious instant collects. I am so impressed with Stina and the club, they really turned the format into something new, a space for worldbuilding.
The much anticipated Spectres album by Supersigil is about to launch, and they are celebrating with a free mint
Mazemari’s wip…. If that’s the wip imagine the final product
This mint ended, but follow Sunshinevendetta because they are GOOD
This is an announcement on the DL because I’m scared it will stir the pot, but an ending and a beginning. The /butter warpcast channel is dead, long live the /butter orb club! Thank you Ruthless for your meme, and thank you to everyone that has been posting the most buttery content in celebration of the launch.
Read
Dayana on her web2 to Lens successful migration, and finding meaning back in social
Benoit meditates on true virality and onchain virality vs. regular internet virality
Winners of the week
The Minnesotan butter sculptures that someone told me about yesterday at the Allships Ladies that Lens event
HOT NEW LENS USERS
Qué locura, gato. Bye for now.
