i saw @ravedao 's $RAVE post earlier today named 'why crypto feels like rave in the 1990s'
and this was not a random crypto farming post you see on your feed
cause it actually made me reflect on some things
it was made through a cultural lens...
not because crypto and rave look alike on the surface.
but because both show up when systems still run yet stop feeling accessible to the people inside them.
that pattern repeats.
when institutions feel distant and rules feel fixed in the wrong places people do not wait for permission...
feel me here, right??
they organize elsewhere... not loudly, not all at once, and usually not w/ a clear plan...
and that part matters more than most people think.
here’s what usually shows up first:
• people who feel early to something
• builders who do not fit cleanly in existing boxes
• outsiders who sense the system works, just not for them
• curiosity before conviction
i still think crypto always carried a cyberpunk idea of freedom
not freedom as escape, but as the ability to coordinate or build and why not participate outside rigid system that no longer feel reachable..
reading their post reframed @ravedao for me... not as a destination, but as a coordination layer during a period of misalignement...
if you missed this part, before $RAVE launch, ravedao already had numbers:
• 20+ global events
• 100k+ attendees
• 70,000+ NFT tickets minted
• 20+ global events across dubai, singapore, seoul, bangkok, brussels, miami, shanghai, amsterdam
• 70,000+ NFT tickets minted
• 100k+ attendees across 5 countries during 2024–2025
• 800M+ social impressions
• 150M+ reach from singapore + dubai alone
• 40+ DJs from top-tier festivals already involved
so, yeah, i'm still following rave in 2026 and i'm rooting for them!
here's a full thread of what they're building:
https://t.co/VycWJQLb8n
