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++   [# 區塊鏈](https://matters.town/tags/2277-%E5%8D%80%E5%A1%8A%E9%8F%88)
++   [# loot](https://matters.town/tags/67057-loot)
++   [# 反修例運動](https://matters.town/tags/11940-%E5%8F%8D%E4%BF%AE%E4%BE%8B%E9%81%8B%E5%8B%95)
++   [# NFT](https://matters.town/tags/7990-NFT)
+
+## 草根運動與 NFT 數位藝術
+
+2021 年 9 月 10 日
+
+四張圖片的故事。迷因、草根、遊戲、行動。
+
+ ![](https://assets.matters.news/embed/33d40331-6881-41ce-8374-9c614ccbee35.png)
+
+《新時代國旗》開放拍賣[競拍](https://akaswap.com/auction/38)至今剛好一周，目前的標價換算新台幣來到 53,400 元，感謝曾經參與競標的所有朋友，拍賣只剩下三天，國旗即將易手，最後結標價會到哪裡呢？真是令人期待。再次強調，所有的拍賣所得將全部捐出去，我一毛錢都拿不到，也不會拿。
+
+點此進入前面的故事：
+
+中文：[《一幅新國旗能創造多少價值》](https://pse.is/flag_ZH)  
+英文：[How to value a flag?](https://pse.is/flag_EN)
+
+除此之外，世界快的令人目眩神馳，從開放競拍到現在才七天，拍賣使用的 Tezos (XTZ) 已經漲了 20%，競拍失利的朋友，即使被超車，心情很鬱卒，現在換回新台幣多少還能享有 7 天 20% 的投資報酬率，也算是不無小補啦。不過再次強調，並不是要大家投機， XTZ 之所以會漲成這樣，是因為 NFT 宇宙的到來，一切都應趁勢而為，盡興而歸。
+
+* * *
+
+這次行動，是想透過新國旗的實際演示，請大家與我一起探索 NFT 這個新宇宙。當 nvidia 的黃仁勳、 Facebook 的祖克柏都在談論元宇宙（MetaVerse），而你又好奇這一切究竟是怎麼回事，**恭喜你**，宇宙屬於你的。歡迎去報名美秀集團接下來的[賽博台客全息演唱會《封測》](https://beatday.com/amazingshow/?fbclid=IwAR2c4n2T3W6kboFXimEFRIjLZTuv6CDk80Fw_6c_UVl2djPat0Jyq7mqUrM#amazingshow)。
+
+這是一個全新的時代，你不需要學院派曠日費時的養成也能擠身頂尖行列。世界頂尖大學的教授們，包含史丹佛、柏克萊、伊利諾香檳、倫敦帝國，甚至組隊開了一堂免費 [MOOC（開放式線上課程）來教區塊鏈世界的 DEFI（去中心化金融）](https://defi-learning.org/)，我看到的是，傳統高等教育正在不得不向這個狂野的時代靠攏，他們用正統世界僅存的紅利尋找移民新世界的紅利。
+
+但美國終究是屬於（窮困的）清教徒，萬幸的是，這次新世界沒有原住民受侵害。
+
+* * *
+
+這篇文，我想討論的是草根。
+
+我會提到四張圖。
+
+迷因、草根、遊戲、行動。
+
+* * *
+
+或許比較熟的朋友有印象，我在發新國旗之前，畫了另一張爆紅的圖，叫做[《原來台灣是同盟國的核心》](https://www.facebook.com/mashbean/posts/10215691478119348)。這張圖把當時因奧運射箭隊引起討論的「炸雞聯盟」與先前的「奶茶聯盟」整合在地圖上面。最終獲得了 6,604 讚、3,226 分享。
+
+這是一項半人工合成的迷因實驗，起因是我當時研究國防院與沈伯洋關於認知作戰的論文集，陷入愁雲慘霧之中，我覺得我永遠沒辦法與純粹想鬧事的朋友達成有效的對話。但我後來頓悟了，你只要更快、更強、更有意志力，便根本不可能被擊倒，特別是你知道你將前往何方的時候。
+
+我設計的圖片，對於任何資訊階層的人而言都是可以互動的。你可以單純覺得雞排奶茶好吃，所以分享；你也可以看到第一島鏈想到冷戰與現代政治情勢，所以分享；你甚至可以因印度拉茶沒有列上去，而憤憤不平，最後分享（我是故意這樣做的）。
+
+這是一項成功的迷因化工程，我戳弄幽微（但危險）的民族心態，導流到更大的東亞地圖視野。
+
+* * *
+
+[《新時代國旗》](https://www.facebook.com/mashbean/posts/10215705860278893)也是一樣的概念。
+
+雖然從看完直播當下，到真的做圖、想文案、上傳，只有十五分鐘，但我一樣遵循迷因化的可能性，用最簡易明瞭的符號與文案，引誘大家，趕快來玩喔，一起畫畫很好玩喔。
+
+這是一項成功的草根行動，每個人都想畫畫，每個人都很快樂，符號本屬於大家，我只負責催化。我的速度超快（900 秒內完成），或許你還沒有留意，草根行動便已經發生。後續熱潮此文不多提。
+
+* * *
+
+NFT 世界的草根行動更加洶湧狂暴。請大家記住這個單字，Loot（略奪）。
+
+就在我上架《新國旗》進行公益拍賣的當下，就是一個禮拜前，國際上出現了一批神秘的 NFT 藝術品，這七千多張圖片，每一張都是黑底白字，上面只有八個英文單字，都是 RPG 遊戲會出現的裝備。這個計畫叫做 Loot (for Adventurers)，截至目前為止已經創造出 59 億台幣的交易量，才短短一週喔。目前討論 Loot 的文章，我認為許明恩 9/7 在[區塊勢](https://www.facebook.com/BlockTrend.today/?__cft__[0]=AZWPRy7JU3veFh5qFawkWMrPCzMZ6YkQXuNFrCRoP-FIp-uIFsgd4cZ-cbz7ZjwXBOl01mRLfv_VqgwtdRXi_AnHTLvQaQs0YS6dv9gN2nhJCPM958f7PTqZIU1ehZ0RQRUdLBY6g0qw0UzETDk29M8K&__tn__=kK-R)寫的文章最清楚明瞭（同時推薦成為訂閱用戶喔！），連結附在留言。
+
+許明恩：「Loot 的創新之處在於它挑戰人們對於 NFT、遊戲的思考邏輯，從自上而下轉變為自下而上。」
+
+重點不是交易金額，雖然顛覆三觀的巨大金流很吸眼球，重點是全世界的美術設計、遊戲設計、開發商紛紛摩拳擦掌針對這批 NFT 創造屬於自己的世界。
+
+完全的草根遊戲開發過程。
+
+這幾天我徜徉在 Loot 的 Discord 社群裡，每天都有新的衍生專案、新企劃生出來，這種感覺，彷彿是第一次辦複雜生活節。
+
+Loot 的創辦人的理念是所有人都玩得到領得到 Loot 裝備，而非高價金額炒作，所以後續製作了 mLoot (More Loot)，發行數十萬枚 mLoot NFT，附圖的黑底白字便是我用我的錢包地址領到的裝備。
+
+光是領到「只屬於我的」RPG 裝備就讓我好興奮。
+
+驚世傑作。
+
+* * *
+
+回到草根（bottom-up）。
+
+我認為的草根是，我的創作，成為你的遊戲。
+
+遊戲是工作以外的一切指涉。
+
+遊戲產生了稀缺性、努力進步、獲得地位，甚至滾動了經濟價值。
+
+《觀看權力的方式》（改變社會的 21 世紀藝術行動指南）這本書爬輸了訴諸政治的行動藝術或參與式藝術，這些目前難以進入藝術殿堂的藝術，背後的脈絡與論述如何，資本如何產生影響。我認為參與式行動藝術將因 NFT 光速進化。
+
+目前 NFT 世界在吸收大量資本，因群眾不斷加入正在摸索自己的主體價值，結局究竟是再次被收編成精緻文化一環，還是吞噬資本昇華成新的獨特市集，讓我們繼續看下去。
+
+＊
+
+回到草根（Grass-root）
+
+第四張圖，是端傳媒蒐集的[數位連儂牆](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftheinitium.com%2Fproject%2F20200701-hongkong-lennon-wall-collection%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2ZtoQsWG_bGZ1kss6imlV1yT4LM8E9g7hXrTLWkLvG-Q6iN905_IdS1VY%23%2F&h=AT2rZlTafT7jOEXPD6vFXo7vV90Bh_1YGe6rjsyq1tSypHz_oyTD6rJwFHnrauT8wkHiB4CBvo2EDldXf1wbs1kneVecEUjLEm265Wqm6DiDBdxtXg_zPr3NttiUcgrqeKsyA2A2xqSPaubOdIoYQ8E&__tn__=R]-R&c[0]=AT2iK7N3PtKpvUd_6m8rw0OQS9uFqsKAIR293Oh0Uq9DgDLN6DF1VfRR-70EfpEtlsFB-Wq8YJvin9gR-mxve6l_SU4G7V4ZZ-iZ25f2uCJJZO-UKdn1jPIqkIIOLStOeom8xNsnIszB_iEkwI-Ifu-CapsQMwIuvToQq0JQRNN8VZTd)海報之一，一名舉著運動大旗的劍士，抵抗地鐵車廂怪獸，彷彿大衛對抗哥利亞，指涉香港地鐵在 2019 反修例運動期間扮演的角色。
+
+從雨傘運動到反修例運動，沒有人知道這會是一件悲劇結局的草根運動，香港的朋友現在也難以明說什麼。
+
+草根遊戲是否可以幫助草根運動？
+
+我們現在在設計 Loot DLC Revolution (時代革命)，製作雨傘相關RPG文字物件，或許可以獲得一點點的加密貨幣資金，來幫助有抗審查需求的香港朋友。
+
+* * *
+
+我們正在探索新世界，我認為台灣能在那個亦近亦遠的宇宙成為文化方舟。
+
+如果對 Loot DLC Revolution (時代革命) 有興趣，歡迎留言，或追蹤 twitter，有任何更新消息我也會在 twitter 發布。
+
+Twitter: [https://twitter.com/hk\_loot](https://twitter.com/hk_loot)
+
+* * *
+
+本來只是想要說新國旗競拍剩下三天的，不知不覺又寫了這麼多，非常不好意思。

content/20210912 Loot Revolution.md

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++   [# #Blockchain](https://matters.town/tags/64609-Blockchain)
++   [# 區塊鏈](https://matters.town/tags/2277-%E5%8D%80%E5%A1%8A%E9%8F%88)
++   [# loot](https://matters.town/tags/67057-loot)
++   [# Hong Kong](https://matters.town/tags/1519-Hong-Kong)
++   [# 雨傘運動](https://matters.town/tags/388-%E9%9B%A8%E5%82%98%E9%81%8B%E5%8B%95)
++   [# 反修例運動](https://matters.town/tags/11940-%E5%8F%8D%E4%BF%AE%E4%BE%8B%E9%81%8B%E5%8B%95)
++   [# NFT](https://matters.town/tags/7990-NFT)
+
+## Loot Revolution
+
+2021 年 9 月 12 日
+
+An NFT proposal for free, for freedom, to demo, to democracy.
+
+ ![](https://assets.matters.news/embed/9bdfe49e-bff1-4a2b-9ead-eb5c0a842926.png)
+
+*by Yu-Ren Wang, Mashbean*
+
+The project originated from a call from Mashbean when he rushed to me saying that I will surely be excited about this idea. Prior to that, we already had coffee chats about MemeForTaiwan,Taiwan Social Capital, and how they can potentially roll out as a long term project after he successfully conducted the trial with The Flag. (For details, check up [How to value a flag?](https://medium.com/memefortaiwan/how-to-value-a-flag-462958e30082))
+
+Nascent as the concept is, there’s no doubt that Loot has agitated the NFT world, having numerous derivatives developed by the community within only one week. Loot Revolution is Taiwan Social Capital’s responseIt is the first attempt in the GameFi world to bring social activism into the metaverse. We chose the 2019 Hong Kong Protest as our theme, put it into the exquisite frame Loot invented, and here’s what we’ve got, *Loot Revolution*.
+
+ ![](https://assets.matters.news/embed/8ec4fe82-c823-461d-ac2e-e7da5ab60935.png)
+
+The main article assumes that readers already have basic knowledge of what NFT and Loot are. Nonetheless, it can be that you are a stranger to the blockchain world. To avoid diving into the details too soon, here’s a simple explanation of some keywords. 
+
+*Blockchain* technology basically refers to a digital ledger of transactions that, in this case, is publicly available. The objects transacted can be coins (BTC/ETH) or any other smart contracts. *NFTs* are (one of the many) objects/applications that are 24/7 being transacted on the Ethereum blockchain (again, Ethereum is one of the many blockchain technology available, also the most popular one), on which each buy and sell activity, its amount, properties (from A to B address) are recorded through its standardised Ethereum smart contract. 
+
+*Loot* is a series of NFTs launched last weekend. It flipped over the idea of top down game design and made it a grassroot action by only releasing bags with simple wording, allowing the broader community to complete the RPG game plot and visuals as they wish. 
+
+*Loot Revolution* is *Taiwan Social Capital’s* latest product. It’s a derivative of Loot and it brings in the notion of perpetual sharing that Taiwan Social Capital is experimenting with. This is the first GameFi that parted ways from fantasy and instead seeks to become a participant of a real world social action.
+
+ ![](https://assets.matters.news/embed/fe7a389e-55e8-436b-8792-e3f80ae8b25a.png)
+
+Examples between Loot and Loot Revolution
+
+* * *
+
+## The incoincident coincidence 
+
+Loot showed perfectly how a bottom-up approach of building games and NFTs can be so fascinating, yet the “grassroot” element in it wasn’t created out of thin air.It is rather a concept deeply ingrained in social activism, where we saw potentially the intricate relationship Loot can bear with real world activism and initiatives. 
+
+Throughout 2019-2020 we saw protests, tensions, demonstrations that deeply wounded the Hong Kong people. In fact, it wasn’t a single episode in history but rather can be traced further back to the Umbrella Movement in 2014. Its ripples even crossed the sea and further fuelled nationalism in Taiwan.
+
+ ![](https://assets.matters.news/embed/41edc5e0-cf8e-490b-a596-2909048f5cc0.jpeg)
+
+L.Rico from Hong Kong, Hong Kong, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
+
+Partly due to COVID and partly because no protests can last indefinitely, we are seeing a pause of the Protest in Hong Kong, even though the political dilemma is unanswered and the vague One Country Two Systems seems to be ever clearer a complete lie after all that we’ve been through. Business centres are now running as they were supposed to be, universities resuming classes, people being pushed back to where they ought to be; yet the scar is not going to heal by itself, let alone some people’s lives have been permanently flipped over after escaping arrests by the skin of their teeth. Some of them travelled to Taiwan for a second life, putting faith on the island’s resistance to the CCP to persevere, with strength. 
+
+It was against the backdrop of these vivid memories that propelled us to establish Taiwan Social Capital and have Loot Revolution as our #001 Project ([The Flag](https://medium.com/memefortaiwan/how-to-value-a-flag-462958e30082) was #000). Loot Revolution seeks to take part in this action, to unleash NFTs’ potential to become powerful instruments in social actions.
+
+* * *
+
+### Memes, Grassroot, Game(Fi), Action/Activism
+
+We try to combine core concepts from Loot and Taiwan Social Capital, both pioneering projects in their respective fields. On one hand, Loot has a bottom-up *game* building mechanism that provides only the blueprint, leaving the particulars to the community to jointly develop (exactly how grassroot social movements operate); on the other hand, Taiwan Social Capital seeks to exploit the perpetuity royalty NFTs confer (unless it is burnt) and make them a stable funding source. In this #001 Project, every bit of royalties collected from each single transaction will be donated to HK people who are now starting their second lives in Taiwan or not and who are determined to fight for democracy. 
+
+“Letting my creation become your game” is my definition of grassroot, whereas *game* refers to anything but work. Game creates scarcity, progressivity, the making of status, or even economic value. *Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the 21st Century* elucidates the context/narrative beneath why performance arts and socially engaged arts (social practice) that appeals to politics cannot make their way to the pedestal of arts, and the role of capital within this process. 
+
+Be that as it may, we truly believe socially engaged acts will evolve with lightning speed because of NFTs.
+
+The NFT world is absorbing huge amounts of capital across the world. Whilst the crowd keeps flooding in, pushing NFT deep into the weeds, it is still searching for its own identity. It remains a question if the result is it being reincorporated into part of the exquisite culture, or it gulps up enough capital and metamorphoses into a brand new marketplace. 
+
+* * *
+
+### Our Response: Loot Revolution
+
+The English edition intends to draw the world’s attention to what has happened throughout these years on the peninsula, sarcastically once a glorious English colony. The Mandarin version, to be released soon, is to offer the Mandarin world, especially TW and HK residents, a way to participate in the digital Lennon Wall (also to be released soon). You are welcomed to create NFT images, mini games, cosplay, or let us mint NFTs with customised items for you. This is real life, an RPG game destined to become a tragedy. 
+
+ ![](https://assets.matters.news/embed/138920e6-3bb6-41a4-920e-b194ff2c54db.png)
+
+NFTs from Loot Revolution
+
+If you have created anything based on any Loot Revolution NFTs, please put them on Twitter and hashtag #LootForHongKong #XXXX (the number). We will periodically airdrop the NFTs that you created against, the Mandarin version, to your designated addresses.
+
+* * *
+
+## Returning to grassroot
+
+ ![](https://assets.matters.news/embed/8c9cdfb0-a2fb-41a5-ad51-9d1dc0e9989a.png)
+
+20200701-hongkong-lennon-wall-collection, the initium Media
+
+The above image shows a poster on a Lennon Wall collected by [Initium Media](https://theinitium.com/project/20200701-hongkong-lennon-wall-collection/?fbclid=IwAR0Qx2TC5OuPmZcx7OcQzu9V9dX0CJB4kDrXu6H_xyIsIwiCHwtlsNMHw0k#/). In it is a swordsman waving a flag resisting the monster of an MTR compartment, resembling David and the GoliathIt depicts perfectly the relation between protestors and the subway system (dubbed CCP railway, or dong tit) in The Protest. 
+
+No one could have anticipated the tragic ending from the *inception* of the Protest and the Umbrella movement, even Hong Kong people find it hard to spit out any feelings. The Protest has permanently accessed their conscious, subconscious, dreams and dreams within dreams. 
+
+Can grassroot games serve to benefit grassroom movements?
+
+Our goal of designing Loot Revolution is to, from the funds that we collect from transactions of the bags/NFTs, support the Hong Kong people who have any anti-censorship needs. 
+
+Same as the original Loot (For adventurers), feel free to use them in any way you want. These NFTs are for free, for freedom, to demo, to democracy.
+
+* * *
+
+We are exploring a new world, a world in which Taiwan has the potential to be the Noak Ark of modern art in that MetaVerse of uncertain distance. If you are interested in Loot Revolution, please follow our [Twitter page](https://twitter.com/hk_loot), any updates will be published on it. We are now producing the first 1000 NFTs and scheduled to release in the next coming week.
+
+Some Detail
+
+Loot Revolution
+release date: 9/13-19, will update at Twitter
+price: free
+amount: 1,000
+marketplace: OpenSea