Sovereign Travel Rules
We are all customs. Collect stamps of 6529 frens as you meet in person.1. Printed passports and stamps will be issued to 'Sovereign' holders.2. Choose your pfp, a word or your Baiwai logo as stamp.3. Top 100 by Level and Gradient holders receive free. 6529 Network Level 25+ can order.
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On Explaining Memes
Explaining a meme is like describing why you like someone. The explanation may be heartfelt, honest and truthful... yet is only one interpretation of many.The Artists Job
An artists job is to merely ship their work. It is up to the audience to decide what it means. To explain every detail is to do a disservice to the audience... like a magician who takes the breath away of an audience by sawing their assistant in half...and then wrecks the awe by revealing how each step of the trick was done.The Audience
Our backgrounds, experiences and personal taste all shape how we interpret an artwork. One persons deeply felt transformation is another's sloppy TV soap ad. The best art is universally understood at a level before cognition. We shudder. We gawk. We look away. If you find yourself puzzled by an artwork, that is ok. It is not for you. Or is it? Become curious... what did you miss? What are they trying to say? Why is the art beyond your comprehension? What hints might they be giving? Keep searching. Artists are not haphazard.The Meme
Memetic energy is the magic ingredient that sees meaning traverse the air we breathe between the minds, bodies and souls of the people on Planet Earth.A meme often evolves as it spreads... adapting to local habits, shifting to suit the new memetic host or evolving to spread more effectively with an entirely new context. Memes that do not spread are not memes... because they do not have the memetic energy to jump from person to person.Highly memetic artworks almost catch fire amongst people... often attributable to iconography, deeply held beliefs, memetic symbols or references to nostalgic memories formed before we knew we were even really alive. Coca Cola anyone?
The Passport
A paper document that provides access via shipping ports... then adapted for flight. With the right documentation one can go far. With the incorrect papers, progress can be held back or prevented entirely.Passports can fast track your experience getting through a queue. They can get you out of trouble. Yet hold the wrong passport and entire bloodlines have been prevented from flourishing their best lives because of holding a low value passport.The concept of the modern passport, as a document issued by a government to facilitate travel and prove identity, emerged in the 15th century. King Henry V of England is often credited with introducing the modern concept of passports in the 1414 Act of Parliament.The modern passport was universally adopted and standardized in 1920. Since then, nation states have evolved their documents to reflect the culture of their people and the values of the state. Some have become true objects of art in their own right (see Switzerland and New Zealand).Sovereign
'Sovereign' accepts the standards of the modern passport in form only... but not function.Analog to Digital Provenance
In an early 6529 meme we saw the tokenized of summer.jpg as 'Authentic Summer' in Meme #25. The Certificate of Authenticity had been digitised with official autograph, raising the question of what gives a document authenticity. With 'Sovereign', the source of identity authenticity is not a digitised signature, but a series of new data fields unique to the 6529 Network.The Innovation
'Sovereign' introduces three provenance points from the 6529 network as reference points for the document.1) The pfp of the holder, also tokenized
2) The level of the holder
3) Holder data including TDH, total REP, top rep and token holdings (memes and next gen)Together, these three provenance points provide a tokenized solution to identity in a physical document form. As with a standard passport, attributes can change over time. Our hair grows, we gain wrinkles and the place we call home may shift. Because 6529 holder data updates daily, the printed document is a snapshot and a connection to the digital twin must be made.'Sovereign' utilises the NFC chip found in standard passports to twin the data with the 6529 holder profile. Profile picture, level and holder data can be then scanned on the 'Sovereign' from any smartphone but not at Passport Control.Passport Control
Passport Control is done away with in the 6529 Network because there is no centralised verification system. There is no need to give up critical control and permissions to a legacy passport control do because we now live in the digital world and can verify each other. What replaces Passport Control?1:1 Meet Ups
While screens connect us through distance, 'Sovereign' memorialises those special 1 to 1 meet ups. Each holder stamps or signs the 6529 Passport of the person they meet up with. Over time the 6529 Passport fills with stamps and the network grows stronger.Utility
Literally you. Your 6529 profile. Sovereign.Anons
You can print your own Sovereign Passport. The full document is CC0'ed on minting of the 6529 Passport meme.Ordering and Delivery
Will be available worldwide and included for high TDH holders. For eligible frens in the 6529 Network, currently Level 25 and above, a 'Sovereign' will be orderable. Timing will be dependant on 6529 Passport printing runs.Stamps
Stamps will be provided to Top 100 TDH holders and Gradient holders. Choose your pfp, a word or your Baiwai logo as a stamp. For everyone else, pick up a custom stamp from your local shop.