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May 27, 2021 · 13m · a16z

Why DAOs Matter for Digital Art

People Pleaser · 10m spoken
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Digital artist pplpleasr explores her journey from feature film animation to crypto art, detailing how her viral Uniswap V3 video sparked the creation of PleasrDAO and showing how DAOs enable collective intelligence in Web3.

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The host as informed peer 0.0 Guest teaching 2.7 Guest disagreement 0.0 The host pushing back 0.0
05100:0010:001:05–3:45 · The host as informed peer 0/10 pplpleasr's Background and Journey into Animation Pplpleasr delivers a solo presentation detailing her journey from self-taught 3D animation to creating DeFi promotional videos. As this segment is entirely a monologue by the guest, host expertise and pushback scores are zero.3:45–10:09 · The host as informed peer 0/10 The Uniswap V3 Animation and Historic NFT Auction Pplpleasr explains the historic Uniswap V3 video, the spontaneous formation of PleasrDAO, and complex mechanisms combining NFTs with DeFi primitives. The segment remains a pure monologue, so host scores remain at zero.10:09–12:53 · The host as informed peer 0/10 Collective Intelligence and Complexity in DAOs Pplpleasr concludes her presentation by comparing DAO collective intelligence to animation production pipelines and previewing her new NFT. The host re-enters briefly at the end to express awe and praise, offering no pushback or technical counterpoints.1:05–3:45 · Guest teaching 2/10 pplpleasr's Background and Journey into Animation Pplpleasr delivers a solo presentation detailing her journey from self-taught 3D animation to creating DeFi promotional videos. As this segment is entirely a monologue by the guest, host expertise and pushback scores are zero.3:45–10:09 · Guest teaching 4/10 The Uniswap V3 Animation and Historic NFT Auction Pplpleasr explains the historic Uniswap V3 video, the spontaneous formation of PleasrDAO, and complex mechanisms combining NFTs with DeFi primitives. The segment remains a pure monologue, so host scores remain at zero.10:09–12:53 · Guest teaching 2/10 Collective Intelligence and Complexity in DAOs Pplpleasr concludes her presentation by comparing DAO collective intelligence to animation production pipelines and previewing her new NFT. The host re-enters briefly at the end to express awe and praise, offering no pushback or technical counterpoints.1:05–3:45 · Guest disagreement 0/10 pplpleasr's Background and Journey into Animation Pplpleasr delivers a solo presentation detailing her journey from self-taught 3D animation to creating DeFi promotional videos. As this segment is entirely a monologue by the guest, host expertise and pushback scores are zero.3:45–10:09 · Guest disagreement 0/10 The Uniswap V3 Animation and Historic NFT Auction Pplpleasr explains the historic Uniswap V3 video, the spontaneous formation of PleasrDAO, and complex mechanisms combining NFTs with DeFi primitives. The segment remains a pure monologue, so host scores remain at zero.10:09–12:53 · Guest disagreement 0/10 Collective Intelligence and Complexity in DAOs Pplpleasr concludes her presentation by comparing DAO collective intelligence to animation production pipelines and previewing her new NFT. The host re-enters briefly at the end to express awe and praise, offering no pushback or technical counterpoints.1:05–3:45 · The host pushing back 0/10 pplpleasr's Background and Journey into Animation Pplpleasr delivers a solo presentation detailing her journey from self-taught 3D animation to creating DeFi promotional videos. As this segment is entirely a monologue by the guest, host expertise and pushback scores are zero.3:45–10:09 · The host pushing back 0/10 The Uniswap V3 Animation and Historic NFT Auction Pplpleasr explains the historic Uniswap V3 video, the spontaneous formation of PleasrDAO, and complex mechanisms combining NFTs with DeFi primitives. The segment remains a pure monologue, so host scores remain at zero.10:09–12:53 · The host pushing back 0/10 Collective Intelligence and Complexity in DAOs Pplpleasr concludes her presentation by comparing DAO collective intelligence to animation production pipelines and previewing her new NFT. The host re-enters briefly at the end to express awe and praise, offering no pushback or technical counterpoints.

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Sharpest disagreement ▶ 7:45 Critiquing press narratives around NFT wealth

Pplpleasr offers her mildest critique of the episode, arguing that media coverage focusing purely on individual wealth creation misses the true ethos of decentralization.

 Hardest push from the host ▶ 12:27 Host closing praise and summary

The host provides no pushback during the solo presentation, offering purely celebratory feedback and reading audience praise at the end.

 Biggest teaching moment ▶ 8:55 Explaining NFT fractionalization and DeFi lending models

Pplpleasr educates the audience on cutting-edge concepts where DAOs can fractionalize artwork and lend out components using interest rate curves.

 The host holds their own ▶ 0:14 Host intro explaining the Uniswap NFT sale

The host demonstrates baseline domain knowledge during the episode intro by explaining the record-breaking Uniswap NFT sale and the concept of DAOs.
the scores for every segment, with the reasoning behind each
ChapterTopicThe host as informed peerGuest teachingGuest disagreementThe host pushing backWhy
pplpleasr's Background and Journey into Animation 0200 Pplpleasr delivers a solo presentation detailing her journey from self-taught 3D animation to creating DeFi promotional videos. As this segment is entirely a monologue by the guest, host expertise and pushback scores are zero.
The Uniswap V3 Animation and Historic NFT Auction 0400 Pplpleasr explains the historic Uniswap V3 video, the spontaneous formation of PleasrDAO, and complex mechanisms combining NFTs with DeFi primitives. The segment remains a pure monologue, so host scores remain at zero.
Collective Intelligence and Complexity in DAOs 0200 Pplpleasr concludes her presentation by comparing DAO collective intelligence to animation production pipelines and previewing her new NFT. The host re-enters briefly at the end to express awe and praise, offering no pushback or technical counterpoints.

Statements from this episode (5)

Assertion Not publicly verifiable
pplpleasr's Uniswap V3 video achieved 500,000 views in 24 hours
“The video ended up Getting more than half a million views within the first 24 hours.”
People Pleaser May 27, 2021 ▶ 4:29
Assertion Supported
pplpleasr's Uniswap V3 NFT sold for 310 Ethereum for charity
“It ended up pushing the price of 310 Ethereum, which was fully committed to charity.”
People Pleaser May 27, 2021 ▶ 4:55
Assertion Supported
PleasrDAO originated from a tweet by PoolTogether co-founder Leighton Cusack
“What was so special about this NFT sale was that a bunch of my supporters, or I guess you can call them fans got together and formed a DAO specifically for the purpose of buying this NFT. And it started with one tweet from Leighton Cusack, who was the co-found…”
People Pleaser May 27, 2021 ▶ 5:05
Assertion Supported
PleasrDAO purchased Edward Snowden's NFT for 2,224 Ethereum
“Pleaser DAO actually went on to acquire an even more legendary NFT after, which was the Snowden NFT for 2000, 2224 Ethereum which also went to a good cause.”
People Pleaser May 27, 2021 ▶ 5:35
Prediction Held up
pplpleasr committing 'Apes Together Strong' NFT proceeds to autism charities
“And the, this time the proceeds will be committed to charities involved with autism advocacy information and support, and will be minted and listed for auction on foundation after my talk, which is now or end of it.”
People Pleaser May 27, 2021 ▶ 12:08
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