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Cryptoland


Added 2 years ago by Adam • Updated 5 months ago by Zach
Added 2 years ago by Adam • Updated 5 months ago by Zach

A promo image of cryptoland with the caption "all set to take off."
A promo image of cryptoland with the caption "all set to take off."

Overview

Cryptoland is a proposed project headed by cryptocurrency enthusiasts to purchase an existing Fijian island and develop it into a haven for fellow cryptocurrency enthusiasts. After the project drew the attention of a Twitter user outside of the crypto community, it attracted intense mockery, particularly the project's 3D-animated video pitching the concept to potential investors. Despite many thinking the video was a satire of cryptocurrency, the "Cryptoland" project is real, but multiple details about the project raised alarms that it was a potential scam or, if not a scam, a potential humanitarian crisis, causing it to draw comparisons to Fyre Festival.

Background

The Cryptoland project was first announced via press release on November 4th, 2021,[1] though the videos explaining the project went up on YouTube in an unlisted form prior to the press release.[2] The project aims to purchase a real island in Fiji for the purpose of hosting cryptocurrency enthusiasts. It started with the announced sale of 10,000 NFTs, 60 of which would be tied to parcels of land on the island. The project was founded by Max Olivier and Helena Lopez.[3]



Shortly after the project's announcement, YouTuber Kyle Chasse published a video showing how he'd purchased a plot of land on Cryptoland (shown below).



Developments

On January 4th, 2022, Cryptoland went viral outside of the cryptocurrency community when Twitter user Molly White shared the presentation video, providing a lengthy thread on her opinion of the video and facets of the project she deemed suspicious.[4] Her first tweet gained over 3,200 retweets and quote-tweets as well as 8,400 likes (shown below).


Molly White @mollyOxFFF ... an up-and-coming crypto scam-er, project-has managed to dunk on cryptobros better than any satirist i've seen so far, with one of the most painful-to-watch youtube videos i've seen in a while. join me in hell as we watch this together: youtube.com Cryptoland presentation 5:55 PM · Jan 4, 2022 · TweetDeck

Though White called the video a satire, further tweets show her pointing out suspicious aspects of the endeavor. For starters, the video claims the Fijian island, Nananu-i-cake, has already been purchased by the project, yet the island is still listed for sale for $12 million online.[5] Also, the project's 34-page "Why Paper" raised concerns about the basic infrastructure of the island, as it pointed out that basic services like laundry and garbage collection will be housed on the mainland.[6]


Molly White @mollyOxFFF · Jan 4 Infrastructure.pdf might be convincing at the quickest of skims. it falls apart under closer reading, such as where it directly contradicts itself. a dedicated plant ya shall include but not limited to the relevant Step Up trai ation of Prime rated 415/240V, 50 e diesel tank shall b tion of Low Voltage Mains Switchl, or inputs. ation of 415/240V to 11kV, 50Hz s ation of 11kV HV switchgears. ation of Diesel Fuel Tank with th uous operation of the Generator :arine grade anti corr ation of 11kV HV cables from Inunicatina with eack "he generators. Prime rated and si 27 8 502 Molly White @mollyOxFFF "It is anticipated that part of the Islands facilities such as the Laundry, Offices, Marina, Garbage storage rooms, etc. will be based on the Mainland." what could go wrong 10:51 PM · Jan 4, 2022 · TweetDeck

White and others asked questions about the project in the Discord servers, and all reported that any negativity or difficult questions were brushed away and ignored (example shown below).[7][8]



There were also concerns raised about how the project could possibly have the funds to operate a supposed luxury resort island. The parcels of land each sell for roughly $1 million. The average price of the 10,000 NFTs that are part of the "Cryptolanders" collection sell for roughly $500 each.


Molly White @mollyOxFFF it's another dime-a-dozen generated NFTS, this one based on the "connie" mascot. they're... not great. the average price for one of these babies over the past 90 days was 0.15 ETH, or $575. not exactly buying-an- island-in-fiji money. WAGMI 6:38 PM · Jan 4, 2022 · Twitter Web App %24 %24

The numerous red flags led many commenters to fear the Cryptoland project was a scam or a potential humanitarian crisis. The Next Web[9] wrote:

From the evidence in front of me, I can only arrive at two potential hypotheses. The first is that this is a scam. The people behind Cryptoland will get as much cash as possible before shutting down and disappearing with the money.
The second is they truly believe in this project and are dangerously misguided. If this is the case, it’s likely Cryptoland will end up as a humanitarian crisis that makes Fyre Festival look like a walk in the park.

Don't Be Shy, Go Ahead And Try

Don't Be Shy, Go Ahead And Try refers to a clip from the Cryptoland press release video where an anthropomorphic piece of cryptocurrency shows a man a pool filled with Bitcoins and tells him to "go ahead and try" swimming in it, playing into the comedy trope of rich characters swimming in their money. The clip became the subject of edits on YouTube in late January and early February 2022, often adding clips of characters swimming in money from other media properties after the line is spoken.



Search Interest

External References

[1] CoinTelegraph – World’s First Crypto Island

[2] YouTube – Cryptoland

[3] Cryptoland.is

[4] Twitter – Molly White

[5] Private Islands Online – Nananu-i-cake

[6] Twitter – Molly White

[7] Twitter – Molly White

[8] Twitter – @techhonors

[9] The Next Web – Welcome to Cryptoland A real island for crypto fans that’s already doomed


Comments ( 52 )

  • Talkie Toaster - 2 years ago

    Finally, the sequel to Fyre Festival

    +45
    • Bullshito - about a year ago

      its worse these people are pedophiles as well. its weird that it was not mentioned. They made a tweet about age of consent that basically self reported them as child fuckers

      0
  • Amauri E. Alcantara - 2 years ago

    Hopefully, they all bring cameras, as that would help the Internet Historian a lot by the time he makes the video about it.

    +33
    • UnKewln00b - 2 years ago

      It will be two and a half hours long and feature a lot of "Oh Dear"'s.

      +3
  • Nox Lucis - 2 years ago

    There was a Reddit thread about this I saw not long ago.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rwj21h/cryptoland_this_is_real_its_disgusting_and_its_a/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

    +1
  • Deblod100 - 2 years ago

    Fyre Festival didn't need a sequel, but it looks like it's that time again.

    +5
    • mattwo - 2 years ago

      Fyre Festival was just Dashcon (Savage)

      0
  • SirKeksalot - 2 years ago

    At the start of the promotional animation, the video stutters and the guy's shirt changes. There is no obvious reason for this. That should tell you how few fucks were given.

    +4
    • Recursive Sweatpants - 2 years ago

      One could write a novel on all of the inexplicably horrendous animation and rendering errors in the short, it's actually kind of amazing. Just to name a few of them in the very beginning:

      I'd guess that the weird flickering at the beginning was caused by the helicopter blades casting shadows and potentially reflecting sunlight through the window, visible only for a frame at random times because for some reason they were animated despite not being visible for most of the shot.

      Part of the guy's eyebrow will zip off in a random direction for a single frame every now and then, as if the hair groom was trying to escape its horrible fate of existing in this animation. Hair is difficult to do in 3D but usually if you aren't simulating movement on it (which this short clearly isn't) then it usually isn't too hard to keep attached to the character properly.

      The normal mapping on his shirt inexplicably flickers on and off in a few shots (which you can tell by the fact that all of the detail of the fabric just up and disappears), and on those same frames his left eye and only his left eye inexplicably darkens as well. The closest to an explanation I can think of for this is they opted for a GPU renderer which can sometimes bug out in inexplicable ways.

      All of this happens within the first minute of the animation.

      +3
      • mattwo - 2 years ago

        "One could write a novel on all of the inexplicably horrendous animation and rendering errors in the short"

        I can't, it was killing a million brain cells per picosecond. Had to stop watching.

        +1
    • mattwo - 2 years ago

      "One could write a novel on all of the inexplicably horrendous animation and rendering errors in the short"

      I can't, it was killing a million brain cells per picosecond. Had to stop watching.

      +1
  • qx1511 - 2 years ago

    Regardless how this goes, I can't help but feel sorry for the locals who will undoubtedly have to deal with these people

    +4
  • Mothman - 2 years ago

    Imagine if people actually arrived on this island only for everything to go to shit like Fyre Festival, and came to realize just how worthless their crypto is when they can't even use it to barter with other islanders for basic necessities. So how's that virtual wallet doing without a working phone or internet access?

    +12
    • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

      Oh I dream of that. Let this happen, please.

      +2
      • Mothman - 2 years ago

        This would actually be a brilliant trap to snap NFT owners and crypo junkies back to reality if you think about it.

        What better way to prove how worthless the currency is than have someone travel abroad and put it to the test in the real world?

        +2
        • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

          I keep hoping that someone comes to where I work and tries to pay with cryptocurrency, just so I can say something like, "I'm sorry, sir, we don't accept crypto. Do you have anything with any actual intrinsic value like Monopoly money?"

          +1
          • mattwo - 2 years ago

            That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

            Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

            0
            • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

              Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

              +2
          • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

            Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

            +2
        • mattwo - 2 years ago

          That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

          Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

          0
          • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

            Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

            +2
        • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

          Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

          +2
      • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

        I keep hoping that someone comes to where I work and tries to pay with cryptocurrency, just so I can say something like, "I'm sorry, sir, we don't accept crypto. Do you have anything with any actual intrinsic value like Monopoly money?"

        +1
        • mattwo - 2 years ago

          That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

          Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

          0
          • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

            Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

            +2
        • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

          Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

          +2
      • mattwo - 2 years ago

        That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

        Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

        0
        • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

          Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

          +2
      • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

        Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

        +2
    • Mothman - 2 years ago

      This would actually be a brilliant trap to snap NFT owners and crypo junkies back to reality if you think about it.

      What better way to prove how worthless the currency is than have someone travel abroad and put it to the test in the real world?

      +2
      • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

        I keep hoping that someone comes to where I work and tries to pay with cryptocurrency, just so I can say something like, "I'm sorry, sir, we don't accept crypto. Do you have anything with any actual intrinsic value like Monopoly money?"

        +1
        • mattwo - 2 years ago

          That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

          Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

          0
          • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

            Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

            +2
        • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

          Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

          +2
      • mattwo - 2 years ago

        That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

        Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

        0
        • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

          Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

          +2
      • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

        Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

        +2
    • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

      I keep hoping that someone comes to where I work and tries to pay with cryptocurrency, just so I can say something like, "I'm sorry, sir, we don't accept crypto. Do you have anything with any actual intrinsic value like Monopoly money?"

      +1
      • mattwo - 2 years ago

        That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

        Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

        0
        • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

          Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

          +2
      • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

        Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

        +2
    • mattwo - 2 years ago

      That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

      Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

      0
      • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

        Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

        +2
    • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

      Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

      +2
  • Just Some Guy - 2 years ago

    How can you do something like this and not call it Cryptopia.

    +7
    • DLD493v2 - 2 years ago

      Because that'd take a little bit of creativity.

      +7
      • mattwo - 2 years ago

        Not really creativity as much as basic levels of intuition.

        +1
    • mattwo - 2 years ago

      Not really creativity as much as basic levels of intuition.

      +1
  • Spaghetto - 2 years ago

    Cryptocurrency meets Reddit Island meets Dashcon. What a time to be alive.

    +1
    • Jazz Wizard - 2 years ago

      Fyre Festival should be one island over.

      0
  • DLD493v2 - 2 years ago

    Because that'd take a little bit of creativity.

    +7
    • mattwo - 2 years ago

      Not really creativity as much as basic levels of intuition.

      +1
  • Mr. Funnyman - 2 years ago

    "Cletus…."

    "Prepare the Smoke Canisters."

    +3
  • UnKewln00b - 2 years ago

    Something tells me an island inhabited by crypto enthusiasts would smell real bad. Like a Smash Bros tournament.

    +3
  • UnKewln00b - 2 years ago

    It will be two and a half hours long and feature a lot of "Oh Dear"'s.

    +3
  • supergoron - 2 years ago

    Oh boy this is gonna be fun to watch.

    +4
  • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

    Oh I dream of that. Let this happen, please.

    +2
    • Mothman - 2 years ago

      This would actually be a brilliant trap to snap NFT owners and crypo junkies back to reality if you think about it.

      What better way to prove how worthless the currency is than have someone travel abroad and put it to the test in the real world?

      +2
      • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

        I keep hoping that someone comes to where I work and tries to pay with cryptocurrency, just so I can say something like, "I'm sorry, sir, we don't accept crypto. Do you have anything with any actual intrinsic value like Monopoly money?"

        +1
        • mattwo - 2 years ago

          That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

          Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

          0
          • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

            Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

            +2
        • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

          Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

          +2
      • mattwo - 2 years ago

        That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

        Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

        0
        • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

          Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

          +2
      • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

        Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

        +2
    • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

      I keep hoping that someone comes to where I work and tries to pay with cryptocurrency, just so I can say something like, "I'm sorry, sir, we don't accept crypto. Do you have anything with any actual intrinsic value like Monopoly money?"

      +1
      • mattwo - 2 years ago

        That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

        Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

        0
        • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

          Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

          +2
      • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

        Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

        +2
    • mattwo - 2 years ago

      That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

      Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

      0
      • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

        Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

        +2
    • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

      Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

      +2
  • Solar424 - 2 years ago

    The best part is everyone will be too jacked into the metaverse to realize they're staying on a deserted island with no food or drinkable water that's running off of 3 diesel generators.

    +15
  • Mothman - 2 years ago

    This would actually be a brilliant trap to snap NFT owners and crypo junkies back to reality if you think about it.

    What better way to prove how worthless the currency is than have someone travel abroad and put it to the test in the real world?

    +2
    • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

      I keep hoping that someone comes to where I work and tries to pay with cryptocurrency, just so I can say something like, "I'm sorry, sir, we don't accept crypto. Do you have anything with any actual intrinsic value like Monopoly money?"

      +1
      • mattwo - 2 years ago

        That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

        Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

        0
        • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

          Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

          +2
      • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

        Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

        +2
    • mattwo - 2 years ago

      That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

      Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

      0
      • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

        Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

        +2
    • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

      Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

      +2
  • Jazz Wizard - 2 years ago

    Fyre Festival should be one island over.

    0
  • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

    I keep hoping that someone comes to where I work and tries to pay with cryptocurrency, just so I can say something like, "I'm sorry, sir, we don't accept crypto. Do you have anything with any actual intrinsic value like Monopoly money?"

    +1
    • mattwo - 2 years ago

      That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

      Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

      0
      • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

        Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

        +2
    • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

      Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

      +2
  • jacobitecozyglow2 - 2 years ago

    I wish this crypto stuff was actually viable because if the ultra rich get all these special tax shelters, then so should the rest of us.

    -3
    • mattwo - 2 years ago

      I mean they already get offshore tax havens.

      0
  • Recursive Sweatpants - 2 years ago

    One could write a novel on all of the inexplicably horrendous animation and rendering errors in the short, it's actually kind of amazing. Just to name a few of them in the very beginning:

    I'd guess that the weird flickering at the beginning was caused by the helicopter blades casting shadows and potentially reflecting sunlight through the window, visible only for a frame at random times because for some reason they were animated despite not being visible for most of the shot.

    Part of the guy's eyebrow will zip off in a random direction for a single frame every now and then, as if the hair groom was trying to escape its horrible fate of existing in this animation. Hair is difficult to do in 3D but usually if you aren't simulating movement on it (which this short clearly isn't) then it usually isn't too hard to keep attached to the character properly.

    The normal mapping on his shirt inexplicably flickers on and off in a few shots (which you can tell by the fact that all of the detail of the fabric just up and disappears), and on those same frames his left eye and only his left eye inexplicably darkens as well. The closest to an explanation I can think of for this is they opted for a GPU renderer which can sometimes bug out in inexplicable ways.

    All of this happens within the first minute of the animation.

    +3
    • mattwo - 2 years ago

      "One could write a novel on all of the inexplicably horrendous animation and rendering errors in the short"

      I can't, it was killing a million brain cells per picosecond. Had to stop watching.

      +1
  • mattwo - 2 years ago

    "causing it to draw comparisons to Fyre Festival."

    Fyre Festival with a pinch of Dashcon and a dash of gender reveal party.

    +1
  • mattwo - 2 years ago

    I mean they already get offshore tax havens.

    0
  • mattwo - 2 years ago

    "One could write a novel on all of the inexplicably horrendous animation and rendering errors in the short"

    I can't, it was killing a million brain cells per picosecond. Had to stop watching.

    +1
  • mattwo - 2 years ago

    That's probably not going to happen unless your boss specifically advertises that your workplace accepts crypto.

    Or if the bubble doesn't burst before physical businesses start accepting it but the odds of that are slim to none…

    0
    • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

      Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

      +2
  • mattwo - 2 years ago

    Not really creativity as much as basic levels of intuition.

    +1
  • Pokejoseph64 - 2 years ago


    WHAT COULD PAWSSIBLY GO WRONG!?!?!?

    +8
  • Jon the Wizard - 2 years ago

    Oh you would be AMAZED how often I get asked mind-mindbogglingly stupid questions or see someone do something utterly idiotic on assumption. People are stupid enough to believe we'll just take cryptocurrency without question because these up-themselves dumbasses think that's how the world works.

    +2
  • Sterglitch - 2 years ago

    I watched that whole animation. I regretted every second of it. It was like if 'Foodfight!' took place on Epstein's island.

    +12
    • Sterglitch - 2 years ago

      Wait hold on

      +39
      • Blobbem - 2 years ago

        "Mental maturity should be more than enough."

        Well, that rules the crypto enthusiasts out, then.

        +23
    • Blobbem - 2 years ago

      "Mental maturity should be more than enough."

      Well, that rules the crypto enthusiasts out, then.

      +23
  • Sterglitch - 2 years ago

    Wait hold on

    +39
    • Blobbem - 2 years ago

      "Mental maturity should be more than enough."

      Well, that rules the crypto enthusiasts out, then.

      +23
  • JJvagnar - 2 years ago

    Bunch of rich ass hats who resent any rules or regulations imposed on them decide to go off and found their own society in the sea where they'll be free to let their greed and self indulgence run free? Oh yeah, I think we can all see where this is going

    +50
    • qx1511 - 2 years ago

      "I am Max Oliver, and I'm here to ask you a question. Is a crypto-bro not entitled to his apes? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the IRS.' 'No!' says the rightclicker, 'It belongs to my pictures folder.' 'No!' says everyone else, 'It belongs in the trash.' I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose… Cryptoland, a city where the NFT would not fear the screenshot, where the crypto-miner would not be bound by chip shortages, Where the great would not be constrained by the small! And with the sweat of your brow, Cryptoland can become your city as well"

      …How'd I do?

      +27
    • YeetYeetAwoo - 2 years ago

      Nah it'll be a lot less cooler than that.
      Also i feel like replaying that now.

      +1
  • lecorbak - 2 years ago

    +9
  • Memebot_9000 - 2 years ago

    +11
  • big thonk - 2 years ago

    its not a humanitarian crisis, if the people who bought into this aren't human

    +9
    • Kenetic Kups - 2 years ago

      They’re human
      just not people

      +3
    • Bullshito - about a year ago

      its worse these people are pedophiles as well. its weird that it was not mentioned. They made a tweet about age of consent that basically self reported them as child fuckers

      0
  • Blobbem - 2 years ago

    "Mental maturity should be more than enough."

    Well, that rules the crypto enthusiasts out, then.

    +23
  • qx1511 - 2 years ago

    "I am Max Oliver, and I'm here to ask you a question. Is a crypto-bro not entitled to his apes? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the IRS.' 'No!' says the rightclicker, 'It belongs to my pictures folder.' 'No!' says everyone else, 'It belongs in the trash.' I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose… Cryptoland, a city where the NFT would not fear the screenshot, where the crypto-miner would not be bound by chip shortages, Where the great would not be constrained by the small! And with the sweat of your brow, Cryptoland can become your city as well"

    …How'd I do?

    +27
  • TerribleTrike - 2 years ago

    7.8/10, too much water.

    +12
  • mattwo - 2 years ago

    Fyre Festival was just Dashcon (Savage)

    0
  • Kenetic Kups - 2 years ago

    They’re human
    just not people

    +3
  • Kenetic Kups - 2 years ago

    Or nobody should

    +3
  • Pokejoseph64 - 2 years ago

    +5
  • No!! - 2 years ago

    So how long till this turns into Somalia 2?

    +1
  • mattwo - 2 years ago

    Apparently they did not get the island.

    Course this news came from The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/16/cryptoland-runs-aground-as-12m-bid-to-buy-fiji-island-for-resort-falls-through so make of that what you will.

    +5
  • mattwo - 2 years ago

    +4
  • Habalabalu - 2 years ago

    0
  • No!! - 2 years ago

    Eminem tier lyrics though:

    Got my keys to my wallet
    Where I hold cryptoland tokens
    Cause this place is blockchainedized
    Get them in the something

    I don't want to leave
    I feel like it all
    Crypto is in my chromosome
    Look at my face
    That is the place
    I am in that crypto sphere

    0
    • No!! - 2 years ago

      You are now in cryptoland
      Join with the tall gang
      Cause it's all around the land
      Come and cum in my ass
      Cause this is is your land and it's a crypto paradise
      All you need oh yes it's here!

      Motherfucker a dropping bars here

      0
  • No!! - 2 years ago

    You are now in cryptoland
    Join with the tall gang
    Cause it's all around the land
    Come and cum in my ass
    Cause this is is your land and it's a crypto paradise
    All you need oh yes it's here!

    Motherfucker a dropping bars here

    0
  • YeetYeetAwoo - 2 years ago

    Nah it'll be a lot less cooler than that.
    Also i feel like replaying that now.

    +1
  • Bullshito - about a year ago

    its worse these people are pedophiles as well. its weird that it was not mentioned. They made a tweet about age of consent that basically self reported them as child fuckers

    0
  • Bullshito - about a year ago

    its worse these people are pedophiles as well. its weird that it was not mentioned. They made a tweet about age of consent that basically self reported them as child fuckers

    0
  • Bullshito - about a year ago

    Im surprize this has not mentioned these people are self reported peds as well. They made a tweet that basically proved this regarding age of consent. This is a project run by child predator's and is supported by child predator's

    -1
  • TonieTorres - 10 months ago

    After giving up on my hacked crypto account over 1 month ago, I came across J i m F u n d s R e c o v e r y at C o n s u l t a n t  d0t C 0 M recommendation about crypto wallet recovery on a blog, I slide in and file a complaint to them about how my account was hacked by fake investment platform, I sent my hacked wallet address to them as requested. Well, let me cut this short. Within a few days of sending the required info, I gained access to my account with my coins intact. 

    0
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