2y ago

Blinded by the light: ignoring useless regulation, NFT conf organizers use sterilizing UV lighting instead of blacklights. All my apes in ER.

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Title is ... editorialized.

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Saw this around 19h ago when it first started making waves and I’ve been background pondering it all day
Because
Just how the fuck do you make this mistake at stage size event? Stage lighting is a “you contact a gear company for that” level thing, for it to be any good
By the images available, this didn’t seem like a slapdash setup. And while it is possible that this might’ve been the result of “eh, why do we need to pay for all that rental? Let’s just do it ourselves, with NFTs, blackjack, hookers, and blow” I’m not sure how likely that is
It takes some truly stunning incompetence and clusterfucks to achieve. Now, don’t get me wrong, the coiners and apes have that solidly covered, but still. Been an itch on my brain for hours.
- https://chaos.social/@gsuberland/111365246936667940
  And
  https://chaos.social/@gsuberland/111365254743423343
  So that answers that, I guess
  
  realistically, the attendees are likely not going to fully recover their eyesight.
  Seems inappropriate to laugh about this. People spending a fortune on a worthless ugly monkey png deserve ridicule, but not permanent eye damage just because they went to a party with their fellow marks.
  
  damn...it makes too much sense that it's cheaper in bulk... I was giving them the benefit of the doubt that they paid more thinking it would be some kind of premium black light.
  
  hmm, when I looked up the medical term the resources assured me symptoms were temporary - but if this is the third time this specific thing has happened recently, he might know from experience that this will not go well long term
  
  this is the third UVC incident in recent years. realistically, the attendees are likely not going to fully recover their eyesight.
  contrast with the cryptobro toxic positivity from the attendees quoted in the 404 article:
  “Thanks for great apefest logistiscs guys @yugalabs & @BoredApeYC. Incredible event and met plenty of amazing people,” one wrote. “Still, as dozens of others, I’ve almost lost sight this night.” They suggested others get their eyes checked like they did, and said their eyes were burned by UV.
  
  http://www.funraniumlabs.com/2023/11/ultraviolet-rant/
- @froztbyte The stage contractor is often a different company to the lighting contractor, and it wouldn’t surprise me too much if they blew enough of the budget on the stage and PA that they decided lighting could be a DIY job. Bet they didn’t bother with public liability insurance either, although as this was gross negligence their cover might be void anyway. With any luck they’ll get taken for every JPEG they have in the bank.
  
  @froztbyte Ah, the mighty Big Clive has spoken on the subject. https://youtu.be/6DlfLthx89E?feature=shared
The light of innovation burns brightly, and still you doubt!
the quotes in the 404media article are fucking incredible — not even physical injury will make crypto true believers drop the kayfabe
- @self @gerikson "dozens of people you care about" lol
If your eyes are exposed to UV‑C, you will experience Photokeratitis which is inflammation of the cornea. This condition typically resolves itself in 24-48 hours. Source
would UV-C lighting be considerably more expensive? Would there have been obvious high-costs to tip them off that these were no regular black lights?
- Not really. Fluorescent UVC lights are very similar to black lights, they just don't have the fluorescent coating inside the glass. LED lighting also shouldn't have been significantly more expensive.
- Nah, they're like $20.

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