I can’t get over VTuber Ironmouse making fun of NFTs
Like most anime fans stuck at home amidst COVID-19 and monkeypox, I’ve become increasingly obsessed with VTubers making their VTuber discoveries. If you’re not familiar with the field, “VTuber” is short for “Virtual YouTuber,” or content creators who pose as virtual characters and create videos for their fans.
The field exploded during the pandemic thanks to a number of incredibly talented live streamers posing as anime demons, catgirls, androids and more. At this point, Japanese talent agency Hololive and American group VShojo are almost household names in the streaming world thanks to their viral antics. You’re honestly missing out if you haven’t been catching up on their star streams.
Look no further than Ironmouse, a cute pink-haired anime demon girl. She’s one of VShojo’s breakout stars and a fun, snarky streamer who isn’t afraid to take a shot at an absurd concept like, you know, “non-fungible tokens.” So when she decided to jump online and make fun of one The Wall Street Journal once i reached the metaverse i knew i was in for a treat.
During today’s stream, Ironmouse put a video overview from November 2021 there WSJ Technology journalist Joanna Stern explored the Metaverse while wearing a virtual reality headset for 24 hours straight at a Holiday Inn. Stern could only remove the headset for certain tasks, such as going to the bathroom. Otherwise she would have to stay in the Metaverse.
This already sounds like a living nightmare to me.
Exercise, visit a comedy club and play Beat Saber were all part of Stern’s brief trip into the Metaverse, but things took a turn for the worse when she hopped into the Metaverse’s virtual art gallery app called “Spatial” for a meeting. There she met Spatial’s co-founder, Anand Agarawala, in an NFT art gallery. It was not a pretty sight, and Ironmouse immediately made his thoughts on the matter known.
“My God, look how terrifying it is,” cried Ironmouse. “Oh no! Oh no, NFTs? No! Oh god.”
Stern praised how “Metaversey” Agarawala’s NFT art gallery was, but despite her best intentions, Ironmouse didn’t get the NFT-based praise. “They just keep repeating the word ‘Metaverse’ and saying it’s ‘Metaversey.’ A pixelated dog? That’s so “Metaversey.” What? What does this even mean? What are they saying?!” Said Ironmouse. “Guys, check out this amazing artwork of pixelated dog. I paid two million dollars for it! Pixelated dog!”
Most normal people don’t think spending the day in a VR NFT art gallery is a productive use of their time, so I’m with Ironmouse on this one. Take off your headset and get some fresh air before you end up buying your own ugly pixelated dog!
Fortunately, MSNBC reported in May that NFTs are in low demand and high supply, meaning that the entire non-fungible market is non-fungibly defunct. Given that NFTs are usually considered a rogue scam, it’s certainly for the best. But if NFTs are here to stay (and let’s pray they aren’t), I hope Ironmouse continues to make fun of them. Her snark makes for a good laugh.
(Featured Image: Ironmouse)
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