Sammy, thank you for allowing the discussion to happen and for bringing this topic to the surface.
I believe here, as a community, everyone has had a lot of thoughts on different parts that go into the group projects. And it’s the first time that everyone collectively gets to share their opinion on this matter.
It’s a big opportunity for everyone, leaders and members within projects alike.
So, thank you for that.
I will start by saying what I mentioned in a private discusion: It is hard to draw a full picture out of a split one where both halves have their own merits and downsides, equally.
- Group Projects Formation
I’ve been to groups that were introduced publicly and a select few that were formed within the original group. And let me tell you, people have been equally contributive in both types of projects.
The contribution of the group itself has nothing to do with the secrecy of the project, and it has everything to do with being selective about who you as a leader pick.
While still offering the chance for people to be informed about a possible interest being created.
Sometimes, people in public projects feel the motivation to continue just because they got in there with their free will and by choice.
And other times, people in secret projects know they were amongst ‘the chosen’ knowing they will keep their place anyway.
There are times when people in public projects exude some of the most extraordinary skills I have seen around, and it’s only when you present them the chance you know what they are capable of.
In my opinion, that was one of the most powerful things about projects. People were able to have a highly creative outlet. That was not based on anything other than their own contributions. Not their own friends and connections,
And not the cloud that comes with it.
People had a real opportunity of presenting themselves, of sharing discussions you would not see forthcoming, of finding out about new interests.
Thing is, it was also the beginning phase. After a while, you start to notice a pattern. A distinctive amount of people are able to “shine”, and depends on the next leader for the next project, you would be presented a chance to get into the next top secret project.
Which leads me to the point Sammy brought up, of these groups being a forum inside the forum.
And this has left everyone, in one way or another, undoubtedly harmed by the process.
Be it the buyers, the sellers, the participants… Everyone.
And let’s face it, people say they draw lines, but they don’t.
People go into their own newly formed secret packs and act as they wish.
A sense of higher ownership because of someone having assigned a role for themselves.
In turn, this also harms other people of the secret pack who also agreed to this, partially, as they approved to being under the wings of someone else.
The merits, however, can sometime present the most eloquant projects.
You already know the people who would bring the best out of your own interests.
And formulate them into something higher.
But do we really know?
What gives that a cloud wasn’t formed in the selection process?
And what gives that the nearest person wouldn’t have brought an even better contribution?
And what gives the perceived security of other members who agreed to be a part of this to be ever present and not have an effect on them like it has on others?
I won’t say otherwise what I think is my situation, but I do have a preference.
And in the process, I am aware of the merits and downsides that both options come with.
Whether I’m leading a project or a member, in one I hold the responsibility of not creating a separate forum and my own secret pack, and in the other I hold the responsibility of not harming others in the process.
That’s, a mere presentation. And people can choose to do what they want.
However, A main guideline to this is to always have Sammy included in the projects.
Secret or public, and from the very beginning.
- Pricing
It’s the first time in months that I see the market Rebalancing itself, and I’d personally like to thank everyone involved in doing this.
Several valued products have been sold for higher prices on the market, back in the day where there were only a very few products available of this powerful nature.
Now, things have changed, availability has changed, and demand has increased, but has also split into a wider array of products.
What this resulted in was a very unsettling dynamic, to say the least.
The Forums market has a dynamic whereas the prices somehow determine the value of the field itself.
And this is Noway to be anything near truth.
The value of the items from the earlier tarot cards to our newest release is highly valuable, unlikely to be ever found on any place on Earth.
This is a fact and there is no doubt about that.
But the response of people has been different, and in difference, there is a massive requirement for change.
Seeing a lower price offered for an item automatically deterres the mind from assigning the accurate value to it.
It’s a very unacceptable fact for me.
But it is how the market is like.
To counteract this, people have been raising the value of their product, and not the price, not the full intent.
Some still manage to get highly discounted deals.
But coming to the product knowing it is a valuable one, brings a certain increase in the perceived value of the product.
And it’s the first time for me personally to see people following up with that, after months of people preparing themselves for the Early Year NFT releases.
People would be working for months on end on a project only to find others selling it for what the market considers cheap.
How long will the product withstand the test of time that way?
And with the current flow of NFT releases, Group leaders can only do much about it.
I do fully agree that 5k-7k is an incredible max range for products, unless you are selling to a multi millionaire, it is not by any means healthy to sell for higher than these prices, in my opinion.
For the average human being, 5-7k is actually a lot of money.
And we can only be so grateful for being allowed the chances to even have these creations available for us.
- Trading
I’m gonna be concise here, it is only an outcome of all what I have said: The forums secret community would make the trustworthiness of the badges nearly impossible.
It’s easy to get a multi vouch when you have a crowd cheering for you.
I would not be surprised about this NFT making some people greedy but the exclusiveness of owning a rare item and forming groups to talk about it, while others who joined late can only wish they had one too is a bad place and feeling to have.