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On second attempts, powered by corrupt files causing me to wipe my computer

"Friends Are Not Fans" lays out the different roles of friends and fans on your journey as a creative person in the world. Head to blackdavemk2.com to see my version of a solution.

If you do your best you'll live with no regrets.

A reminder that art and commerce are separate processes.

Examining transparency and sharing your journey on social media

Can only be so great alone

Your taste sucks because you stopped pirating things

"Art + Impact + Money" touches on the proper order to think about these when focusing on accomplishing your goal of doing all three

 “Nothing Is Real” is a look at marketing in this era via Trim, Curry Barker, Charli Cohen, and Geese. Also featured, my (broken) Audi I bought selling NFTs in 2022.

NEW YARDS 🌳 "Greatness Porn" talks about my encounters with, experiences of, and thoughts on greatness as a creative person.

On artistic greatness in the era of AI.

Another "imagine" episode

...on success in art, greatness, & insecurities.

Imagine film festivals...but for music.

"Structure" talks about how important organization and directing is when working with others, in this case the legendary audiovisual collective Worst Generation.

Do it again and again and again and again and...

On the underrpresented LUCK stat

We can't replicate Virgil because Virgil is the only one who can Virgil. Doing the thing that only you can do is king (or queen).

"Sell It Again" is about creative voice is the thing for multidiscipline creators, not the medium they're working in...and how tiring having to resell your voice each time you switch medium can be

The worldbuilding episodehttps://worstgeneration.dfos.comhttps://worstgen.xyz

We shoulda been using the word slop a LONG time ago

...no, really.

I'm a fan of the end of things

I've been at it for a long time and sometimes it doesn't feel recognized. Gotta shake that off tho.

All the homies having existential crises

Things have been evolving in NFTs and crypto and it doesn't feel good.

The complex journey requires simple steps.

Having taste matters more than having good taste.

Breathe in. Release.Season 4.Happy 2026.

Check in with yourself more than once a year

On the importance of feedback on your ideas and creations

A lil recap

On cost, price, value & the future for creators

"Archive" talks about archiving as storytelling. Individual works connect to the larger story and sometimes seeing it all at once creates fresh perspective.

Distribution is the final boss of ideas

Everyone needs these kinds of homies.1155: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/411476606420: https://zora.co/coin/base:0x78de0d4a559915257245d1eb95e1907bb79a0a78

On monetizing the group chat and retreating to The Dark ForestNFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4114069744Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0xe1e626b18a6e0c183d535e96da23ce82adb3aa68

The Race of life, not THAT race!

"Holistic Audit" talks about my desire to "lock in" once I got back from Japan and realizing how silly it is. Checking in on myself usually means "how's work coming" and this is a reminder that I need to approach it with more of my whole self in mind.

Distro is king. This time inspired by these 2 things:1. Searching for recommendations in Japan2. A bigger artist using the same sample I did for one of the songs on my album for one of the songs on their albumNFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4139020528Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0xc5cdff4a31b87a641ec90151af5328f37377feb4

"Biggest In Japan" is a album release week dump. Enjoy. My album, That Time I Found An Abandond Mech and It Turned Out To Be A Gundam and I Became The Greatest Pilot in The Universe, releases October 20.This video is an NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4134396144This video is a coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0xa42142a1ad913ff499e3dec818a568f01feefce6

A journal entry on losing the plotNFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4129923312Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0xa9dc14f3b7d9c549282fb6c1ffa8f5dffbf1b461

I made an album in 45 days (that you should listen to at blackdave.xyz) and this episode focuses on my reflections learnings and thoughts from the other side.NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4159033584Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0x781f9eca704f807a7b6854fa4a30592585222a74

About our choice to post everywhere in such a noisy worldCoin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0x04e73a3dcfbe60bc15078bac4dcde3396df3fe16NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4158619888

"Rap Music Is Dead" talks about the decline of rap music in current pop culture, and what we can learn/do from it.Collect: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4153213168 Gamble: https://zora.co/coin/base:0x24252a56c2cfbe06ce62450ab87d4305b2bb89b7

An episode about my (and all everyone's) need to make prototypes, samples & sketches.NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4151976176Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0x103b1a1bddb0de9e492ca77f4c5bdbac63c27fb9

"Vs Expectation" is a compilation of thoughts on the role of expectations as I get older. It feels like I'm constantly at war with them. Constantly.NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4177170672Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0x3f7a7f308f31b2724e5f6f966b60e2159fc42d32

On the return to all things physicalNFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4169281776Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0xbfbd3ab0d847c964ec6c4febde293237f81ce9bc

I'm gonna make an album in 45 days. Here's my manifesto.

Some thoughts on music focused social media pages.Coin: https://zora.co/coin/base:0x33fb7d629cfda3c54fe0d8982f016cc97f337786NFT: https://manifold.xyz/@blackdave/id/4161075440