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Laura and Genero p.2

Filmed 2023-12-09, Miami, minted on Zora, a public blockchain, as token #46 of We Them X Art Basel 2023

Caption on the token: “This is the second half of Laura and Genero's conversation at the tail end of the Refraction event before we got kicked out and set out for Black Bird. This was about 1 am on 12.09.23. In the background, Gabrielle is asking this Scottish dude his thoughts on the queen dying I think. #willthemonarchypersist?”

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0:00 I figured it would be more of a party vibe, and it was, but it also was talking to people, talking to real people who know things about themselves and the world and what's going on. And I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of art in those events. Because for me, what Art Basel is, is art. Like, not only, you know, like your paintings and your photographs, but also your sculptures, your performative art, just like seeing things that move you, you know. So I was very pleasantly surprised that I could find that in a whole bunch of different places scattered around Miami besides the convention center

0:35 So I've had a great time as well, I will echo that Thank you Maceo for including me in the vibes and for teaching me and showing me a new space Me as well And yeah, this has been very exciting Maceo, do you have a question for the people? Yes sir, I have a question for the people I guess my question if I were at home on this moment is so crypto has been something that's been exciting to me and I've been enjoying learning about are there things that you two have been like learning about in the past year and a half two years that are exciting to you that maybe you don't get to talk enough about something that we've learned in the past year so that we don't see people talk about enough are you ready to answer that no okay so I'm on the spot um that is a very broad question and a very

1:28 I would say controversial question. For one thing this is my first time in like a crypto space so that's been very interesting. Like what I said earlier it did feel like putting a puzzle together. So I walked into a space I didn't know and I started learning bits and pieces and piecing this thing together. So that's interesting and I've never learned about it. I guess in the past This year or so, I've realized that I'm not very well-versed in issues around the world, which is some bullshit, and trying to educate myself, and trying to learn from people, and talk to people, and figure out what's bullshit and what's not bullshit.

2:16 Forgive the intrusion, I appreciate y'all, we're unfortunately getting to that point in the night. That's all good. Got you. So, I think we should talk about it more and help people learn about what is going on Um, I think that I have, I've been learning a little bit about the crypto space And what I'm starting to want to really know is What are people's, what are the actions people are taking What are the groups that are trying to create the foundations for this space? What are they actively doing as of now? What's today's goal to advance forward in crypto? What three? It is like a seven hour journey.

3:09 I'm getting a little information on how all this works, but mainly what I want to know is just what are the people that are showing me how this works, what's going on, what are they actually doing day to day, what are their goals that they get up and aspire to achieve every morning, what's going on, Maceo will answer that sometimes.

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