What if you could interact with art through a completely new medium?In Conversation #97, Alex and I discuss: why going to the gym is like levelling up in a game, how he plans to create onchain code using Ethereum that will be durable, how art can be manipulated & destroyed, the folly of arguing on the internet and why he's fallen out of love with Cardano. Have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world & don't forget to boost!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(0:18) - Alex wants to get strong(5:27) - Everyone is a gamer(13:35) - Using a blockchain for art archivality(20:22) - Executable code that run onchain(26:47) - Audience interaction with the art/medium(33:10) - How not_v2 will be interactive(41:30) - Picking what you want(49:39) - Grimes AI voice(52:59) - AI artists are the coders (not the prompters)(1:00:14) - Swimming is all the same sport(1:03:15) - Literature is the purest art form(1:10:59) - Shirtless book reviews & Natural Hypertrophy(1:12:48) - Moving Unsigs to Ethereum(1:20:32) - Cropping paintings & forgeries(1:25:51) - Arguing on Twitter is dumb(1:31:17) - Personification on the internet(1:36:12) - Real world gets you out of a bubble(1:41:33) - Problems: We're not limited by the tech(1:51:13) - Cardano is a small uncreative fish(1:57:25) - Life in Portugal(2:02:13) - Where to argue with AlexAlex's Links:Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/monad_alexanderUnsigs: https://www.unsigs.com/Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcastValue 4 Value Support:Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/supportPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcastSupport the show