Out of the loop? Wondering what this latest tech-vs-media brouhaha was all about?
Wonder no more. A decentralized network of independent journalists has prepared the definitive record of these events in meme form for your holiday enjoyment.
And now, the memes!
GRAND PRIZE
$1000 in #BTC
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @techent90966526
We brought more journalists than you did.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚔️" title="Gekreuzte Schwerter" aria-label="Emoji: Gekreuzte Schwerter">
$1000 in #BTC
We brought more journalists than you did.
SECOND PRIZE
$500 in #BTC
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @drdent20
Old media thought of themselves as gods. Till they met crypto Twitter.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪" title="Angespannter Bizeps" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps">
$500 in #BTC
Old media thought of themselves as gods. Till they met crypto Twitter.
THIRD PRIZE
$250 in #BTC
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @cryptanzee
Don’t bring a media corporation to a meme fight.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚀" title="Rakete" aria-label="Emoji: Rakete">
$250 in #BTC
Don’t bring a media corporation to a meme fight.
FOURTH PRIZE
$250 in #BTC
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @litcapital
GP punches land different.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤪" title="Zany face" aria-label="Emoji: Zany face">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤛" title="Nach links zeigende Faust" aria-label="Emoji: Nach links zeigende Faust">
$250 in #BTC
GP punches land different.
HONORABLE MENTION
$100 in #BTC
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @jeetsidhu_
This one is for Scott Alexander.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗡️" title="Dolchmesser" aria-label="Emoji: Dolchmesser">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚡️" title="Hochspannungszeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Hochspannungszeichen">
$100 in #BTC
This one is for Scott Alexander.
HONORABLE MENTION
$100 in #BTC
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @jeetsidhu_
Bluechecks vs blockchains.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😁" title="Grinsendes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Grinsendes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏋️♂️" title="Man lifting weights" aria-label="Emoji: Man lifting weights">
$100 in #BTC
Bluechecks vs blockchains.
HONORABLE MENTION
$100 in #BTC
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @huestelhuestel
Don& #39;t try this stuff on crypto Twitter!
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐦" title="Vogel" aria-label="Emoji: Vogel">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Applaus-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Applaus-Zeichen">
$100 in #BTC
Don& #39;t try this stuff on crypto Twitter!
IMAGE MEME
$50 in #BTC
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @Anachrofuturist
Surveillance journalists showing their traditional degree of respect for privacy.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕵️" title="Detective" aria-label="Emoji: Detective">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📞" title="Telefonhörer" aria-label="Emoji: Telefonhörer">
$50 in #BTC
Surveillance journalists showing their traditional degree of respect for privacy.
IMAGE MEME
$50 in #BTC
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @svsfo
The inevitable outcome of any fight between legacy media corporations and crypto Twitter.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥊" title="Boxhandschuh" aria-label="Emoji: Boxhandschuh">
$50 in #BTC
The inevitable outcome of any fight between legacy media corporations and crypto Twitter.
IMAGE MEME
$50 in #BTC
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @devilscompiler
All the news...except the fine print.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📰" title="Zeitung" aria-label="Emoji: Zeitung">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔍" title="Nach links zeigende Lupe" aria-label="Emoji: Nach links zeigende Lupe">
$50 in #BTC
All the news...except the fine print.
IMAGE MEME
$50 in #BTC
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @_derekj__
How the New York Times Company amused us all this month
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤡" title="Clownsgesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Clownsgesicht">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😆" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit geöffnetem Mund und fest verschlossenen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit geöffnetem Mund und fest verschlossenen Augen">
$50 in #BTC
How the New York Times Company amused us all this month
IMAGE MEME
$50 in #BTC
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @jeffjagoe
Don’t be a surveillance journalist! Quit and join tech.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😁" title="Grinsendes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Grinsendes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕵️" title="Detective" aria-label="Emoji: Detective">
$50 in #BTC
Don’t be a surveillance journalist! Quit and join tech.
[WE NOW COME TO THE SERIOUS PORTION OF OUR PROGRAM]
LEGAL ANALYSIS
$1000 in #BTC
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @prestonjbyrne
Sometimes you need a lawyer to explain the obvious.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙂" title="Leicht lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Leicht lächelndes Gesicht">
Is it a good idea to secretly record private chats for profit? Unsurprisingly, the answer is no!
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕵️" title="Detective" aria-label="Emoji: Detective"> https://prestonbyrne.com/2020/07/02/you-really-shouldnt-record-clubhouse-calls/">https://prestonbyrne.com/2020/07/0...
LEGAL ANALYSIS
$1000 in #BTC
Sometimes you need a lawyer to explain the obvious.
Is it a good idea to secretly record private chats for profit? Unsurprisingly, the answer is no!
HONORABLE MENTION
$250 in #BTC
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @tylerstantontx
And sometimes you need a *second* lawyer to explain the obvious.
It’s probably illegal to secretly record Clubhouse calls. So don& #39;t do it!
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕵️" title="Detective" aria-label="Emoji: Detective"> https://medium.com/@ts.hawkins/dont-tap-that-analysis-of-eavesdropping-on-mobile-app-phone-calls-in-california-7979278f99b2">https://medium.com/@ts.hawki...
$250 in #BTC
And sometimes you need a *second* lawyer to explain the obvious.
It’s probably illegal to secretly record Clubhouse calls. So don& #39;t do it!
CONCLUSION
$100 in #BTC
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> to @branchtrunkroot
We saved one of the best for last.
$100 in #BTC
We saved one of the best for last.
PROOF OF PAYMENT
To show that people were paid, there are two options:
- post the on-chain address [with their permission]
- have them reply to this tweet confirming receipt
For example, here& #39;s @jeetsidhu_& #39;s prize.
https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1KyHA1NQqfmBwxnJ4r69e4fg1qeaS7NaDD">https://www.blockchain.com/btc/addre...
To show that people were paid, there are two options:
- post the on-chain address [with their permission]
- have them reply to this tweet confirming receipt
For example, here& #39;s @jeetsidhu_& #39;s prize.
https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1KyHA1NQqfmBwxnJ4r69e4fg1qeaS7NaDD">https://www.blockchain.com/btc/addre...
Note btw that I am not an employee of Bitcoin or the Federal Reserve, of a16z or the NYT, of CB or JPMC. That’s what frees me to speak my mind.
Decentralized media means a renewed focus on (possibly pseudonymous) individuals & ideas, not institutions and narratives.
Decentralized media means a renewed focus on (possibly pseudonymous) individuals & ideas, not institutions and narratives.