Alexander Watanabe is an artist, coder, architect and co-creator of the 'The Perfect NFT' on the Cardano blockchain.In Conversation #85, Alexander and I discuss: why Alex might has a more cynical disposition to NFT's, Sam Bankman-Fried and effective altruism, fun stories from travelling around the world, the cultural critique he is doing with The Perfect NFT and some tips for coding/handstands.Hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world, Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro to Alex(0:37) - Kompact.io pivot(3:16) - The Guchi experiment(8:00) - Naïve optimism & MLM(13:48) - Gift reciprocity(17:57) - Altruism: You're screwed no matter what(21:55) - Problems with charity(28:22) - Too many people in groups(34:30) - Gem hunting & bogged cars(37:13) - Childhood stealing stories & being skint(41:53) - Travel & not fitting in(48:56) - Misspelling names(52:02) - Artisitic decisions(57:05) - The Perfect NFT(1:02:07) - The underlying rules(1:06:54) - Art is a discourse/history(1:13:33) - Books & reinvention(1:18:22) - New mediums & immutability(1:25:44) - How the mint works(1:32:37) - People interacting as an orchestra(1:44:08) - Peak NFT(1:47:01) - On chain & on Cardano(1:53:14) - Python vs language learning(2:01:39) - Automate the boring stuff(2:08:18) - Lifting weights again(2:12:02) - Strength as a skill(2:21:15) - We're just monkeys(2:22:56) - Closing up Connect With Alexander:Website: https://theperfectnft.art/Discord: https://discord.gg/EYwd6ybgMJTwitter: https://twitter.com/monad_alexanderConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcastSupport the show