Dogecoin is not the only cryptocurrency, as Rob Myers predicted in his epic tale our attendees played through on the Hunt for the one True Chain — but the value of Doge has surged magnificently in spirit.
We talked, we celebrated and through pure human strength and ingenuity we brought Doge to the Moon.
My final event poster, after four artworks celebrating the past, is about the future.
My cousin, Karl Simmons, is a carpenter, designer, video-editor, artist, writer and whatever else he pleases to be. It was one fine spring evening he invited me up on the roof of a gutted funeral home overlooking majestic Oppenheimer Park. Oppenheimer is a lovely bit of greenery which doubles as a home to many people of Downtown Eastside Vancouver. Karl invited me up to show off his new drone which boasts a top speed of 60km/h, ceiling of 1800ft, camera with a gimble and the ability to record in 4k.
President Donald Trump had just become a reality and we were both dealing with some harsh personal issues at the time.
Both of us watched the blinking lights of the drone fade away as he told me: “All these people online, on facebook and all around are fighting over right and left, social issues and shit, but meanwhile we have this. I have a drone that films in 4K and I’m steering it with my phone” he said as we watched the drone pass over Coal Harbour on his cellphone screen.
“Sure there are problems but how can you worry about that when we have amazing stuff like this?” — Karl, a literal giant
Humans are amazing. We build, we fight and we adapt.
It’s easy to fall into a defeatist bubble in the social media age, where you don’t need to build an echo chamber because with the beauty of technology, echo chamber finds you.
Still, it’s partially your own fault if you don’t see the amazing things that are going on.
Income gap, poverty, war and human rights abuse is still very much real and I’m very aware of it, but let’s just continue this article with mutual respect for each others intelligence and assume that I know many people can’t afford rockets and drones of their own.
BUT WE HAVE ROCKETS
We have been to the Moon, we have robots on Mars, and how cool are airplanes?
Not only that but I can write whatever I want and post it where anyone with an internet connection can see.
Reptilians run the NFL. Timecube is the only reality. Vaccinations cause basket weaving.
This is why the final poster is an anime Doge-girl-fairy riding a motorcycle rocket to mars, which is also Doge, and the flames of the rocket are the hamster dance. I did this to show everyone that we can do whatever the hell we want now.
You can build a company to challenge Google, you can build a mesh network to bring internet to countries without the infrastructure, you can fork politely like a good neighbor and create a parallel blockchain without stealing an existing name. You can install hidden webcams for “security” and have them record in high-def to several back-up hard drives in separate locations, the possibilities are endless.
We’re making our own currency, we’re making our own rules, go make the future as dank as possible.
