so speaking here as both a black dot and a red dot holder myself. It’s sad this has come to an end now - although I understand the reasons and the times have changed. There was potential and it was pretty clear given the recent lack of a push of dot events and promos the writing was on the wall as they say. I am glad we finally have some clarity and announcement of the closure of this programme now rather than wating in limbo more and being told to “trust the process” from time to time - perhaps could have be done sooner - who knows.
The final rewards for both red dots and black dots are a nice bonus as tbh Nothing could have just said we are closing this without any form of ‘compensation’ if they truly wanted to; so the fact they are offering something is amazing.
The original black dots are 2 years old now - and I am honestly amazed at the people coming out now (who say they had one as an investor or P1 pre-order) just because there is a final “reward” or incentive who are like “bro I have a black dot how do I claim it” - the site is broken blah blah - I understand the frustration but you have had 2 years to claim, participate in Discord and the dot channels, receive previous discounts and attend events etc. For the record - I am not an NFT guru by any means either - it is still odd to me - but I still managed to learn enough to get the dots, get a red dot, connect, etc, during the time when it was all fine.
It’s been a fun ride - and sadly since the announcement the price has plummeted on OpenSea lol - although I suppose if you keep them they are a digital souvenir of a certain time - who knows maybe in the future they may be worth more again depending on how Nothing grows as a company and a brand - never know right?
I shall miss the “exclusivity” it offered - especially with the red dots - but perhaps without that anymore - it makes the community actually more “inclusive” breaking down those silos so we can all communicate and collaborate no matter our situation.
Hopefully Nothing will bring something new to either reward people via maybe a normal points system like most brands do - i.e buy a Phone 2A Plus - get 500 dots. Attend an event get 100 dots, etc. Cash in x dots for a free earphone or something - time will tell and it will be an interesting new chapter to see how it shapes up and grows.
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