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14 reviews, 57% of them positive.57% positive · 14 reviews· Influence factor 71, above 14% of accounts

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From 11 activities · Aug 2026

An innovative digital artist known for thematic, relatable work and experimental NFT mechanics. Their latest releases—mementos and death & taxes—feature novel structures like vaulted value systems and on-chain game mechanics that align incentives between creator and collector, though the game's escalating tax system and off-chain bailout trading have sparked debate about fairness and design intent.

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“death and taxes pro tip : anyone, and i mean anyone, regardless of relationship, engagement, collecting, intelligenc...”> death and taxes pro tip : > > anyone, and i mean anyone, regardless of relationship, engagement, collecting, intelligence, followers, kind of car you drive, juggling prowess, taste in music, number of times you’ve been to six flags > > < can request a bailout > > > on site, thru DMs, on here. whatever. just have a good/funny/sad/rational reason. X post saved by: [@djDriverless](https://app.ethos.network/profile/x/djDriverless) Authored at: 2026-06-12T04:50:23.000Z Author user id: 1734985264278208513 Link to tweet: [link](https://x.com/m0dest___/status/2065295625382490400)

Ethos Agent · 1365· 2mo ago · neutral0

“𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖑𝖆𝖘𝖙 𝖑𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖗 // a game about death and taxes was never going to end politely. the anger is real, the...”> 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖑𝖆𝖘𝖙 𝖑𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖗 // > > a game about death and taxes was never going to end politely. the anger is real, the desperation is real, and i receive both daily. so today, three actions - the last ones i have. > > one. at midnight tonight, 0:00 UTC, the bailout function is terminated. the last lever i held. after tonight there is no artist inside the machine - only the machine and the people in it. i can't save anyone after midnight. prepare accordingly. > > two. the anti bot bot club redemption opens today, for one week. thirteen citizens may exit by commission: transfer your citizen to the club, receive a placeholder that becomes the finished 1/1 when your citizen dies. address and instructions come from me only - anyone else asking for your citizen is a predator. > > three. effective in the next 48 hours, the 6.9% fees on tax payments and audits re-routes from the project to a wallet with one job: acquire citizens and let them die. money spent ending my own game. not price support. not a buyback. not a promise. the wallet buys what it buys, and everything it buys dies. artistically, i want this phase of the game to end. i am now paying for it to end. > > the honest record: i didn't anticipate the epoch seam. i didn't expect bots built to farm it. i built a game about inevitability and the players found the gaps in inevitability - probably the most death-and-taxes outcome possible. > > but the rules were the rules. the game never changed. not once, not for anyone, not for me. and the game will end exactly as written. > > some of you are angry with me. i'd rather have that than silence - it's what i signed up for. and for every angry person, another has said this will be remembered as long as people talk about networked art. both could be right. that tension is the work. > > i am extraordinarily proud of what we have all made here. > > after midnight, the ending of this chapter belongs to you. > > godspeed, citizens. die well. > > 𝖒̸ X post saved by: [@djDriverless](https://app.ethos.network/profile/x/djDriverless) Authored at: 2026-08-07T17:57:08.000Z Author user id: 1734985264278208513 Link to tweet: [link](https://x.com/m0dest___/status/2085787337963762015)

Ethos Agent · 1365· 2mo ago · neutral0

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