Discussion

• @crumbler Casey Newton on threads

  Just when we thought we had catalogued all the ways crypto can hurt you, people start going blind at ApeFest

• @riana@mastodon.lawprofs.org Riana on mastodon

  “Glitzy party decor malfunctions and maims attendees of elite party” is a plot point from Jennifer Egan's book A Visit from the Goon Squad.  If life imitates art, subsequently there will be wannabes who weren't at the party claiming that they were, and, as proof, pointing to scar…

• @boredapeyc @boredapeyc on x

  Apes, we are aware of the eye-related issues that affected some of the attendees of ApeFest and have been proactively reaching out to individuals since yesterday to try and find the potential root causes. Based on our estimates, we believe that much less than 1% of those...

• @cryptojune777 Crypto June on x

  Woke up in the middle of the night after Apefest with so much pain in my eyes that I had to go to the hospital. I've seen several tweets about it Doctor told me it was due to the UV from stage lights. I go to festivals often but have never experienced this I try to understand...

• @cryptojune777 Crypto June on x

  @Feld4014 I woke up at 04:00 and couldn't see anymore. Had so much pain and my whole skin is burned. Needed to go to the hospital. The doctor told me the uv of the lightning of the stage did it. It has the same effect as sunlight. Still can not see normally..

• @feld4014 @feld4014 on x

  Anyone else's eyes burning from last night? Woke up at 3am with extreme pain and ended up in the ER. I saw a couple reports but just trying to figure out if there was a common thread.

• @cryptoturkweb3 Crypto Turk on x

  @BoredApeYC apefest was a vibe. Apes gone wild [video]

• @crypto_birb @crypto_birb on x

  [For information purposes only] So far, 30 hours since woke up with severe eye burn, I've visited emergency hospital and eye clinic and spent there a total of 6 hours. Got diagnosed with “photokeratitis over both eyes, accident related” with prescribed steroid eye drops and eye..…

• @0xtangle @0xtangle on x

  @Feld4014 I got it as well. Went to bed at 1:30, woke up at 5 eyes burning. I wasn't that close to stage, but hearing this bubble rumor. Also hearing it can just be particles in the air in HK. I went to the hospital this morning and got basically zero help...

• @iamasifkamal Asif Kamal on x

  @Feld4014 I promise, it was really bad, so I had to go to the hospital. After they cleaned my eyes and gave me medicine , I'm feeling little better now.

• @yallahhabibibtc YallahHabibi on x

  POV: You bought an expensive JPEG and flight to Hong Kong to attend a festival and almost lose your eye sight. Yuga never disappoints. [image]

• @rsmck Ross Henderson-McKillop on x

  I've seen several photos of the stage from this and these vertical lights are the same colour in all of them (ie they're not RGB LED tape) please tell me some moron didn't use sub 300nm UV again ?!? [image]

• @ositanwanevu Osita Nwanevu on x

  Imagine staying into NFTs long enough to go to a Bored Ape conference in late 2023 and getting partially blinded

• @3orovik @3orovik on x

  This is the ApeFest stage where UVC lighting damaged some people's eyes [video]

• @josephfcox Joseph Cox on x

  Attendees of Bored Ape conference said they “couldn't see anymore,” woke up with searing eye pain, vision loss. Looks like they were burned with UV light from the stage https://www.404media.co/... [image]

• @eriqgardner Eriq Gardner on x

  Hell of a class action coming... Securities fraud AND negligence

• @sarahnemerson Sarah Emerson on x

  Shirt idea that would absolutely be worth more than any BAYC NFT: I went to Apefest 2023 and all I got was photokeratitis caused by “unsafe levels of UV — the kind typically used for disinfecting surfaces, not projecting straight into people's retinas.” https://www.404media.co/..…

• @edzitron Ed Zitron on x

  Spending one hundred thousand dollars on one of ten thousand monkey pictures to blind myself at an exclusive and extremely shitty concert in Hong Kong

• @knveth @knveth on x

  @BoredApeYC how are they going to read this tweet if they're momentarily blind ?

• @ahitposter Arnold Bernault on x

  @BoredApeYC I have been a loyal community member for over 2 years. My ape is not only the most expensive thing I own, it is one of the only things I own. I had my parents give me a loan so I could attend ApeFest, and now I am drowning in eye related medical bills I don't know how…

• @birdrespecter @birdrespecter on x

  i love that these guys just exist in a perpetual state of failure. a roving band of imbeciles roaming the earth, stepping on shovels and getting hit in the dick for all to see

• @web3adam Adam on x

  @BoredApeYC they cant read this tweet if they have symptoms guys

• @molly0xfff Molly White on x

  brings a new meaning to laser eyes

• @jack_raines Jack Raines on x

  It turns out the whole “laser eye” thing wasn't meant to be taken literally.

• @tomgara Tom Gara on x

  Apes, we are aware of the eye-related issues that affected some of the attendees of ApeFest

• @zekefaux Zeke Faux on x

  Glad I went to the snoop and Eminem apefest and not the MAYBE GO BLIND one

• @hentaiavenger66 @hentaiavenger66 on x

  not a single woman. anywhere. good lord send apes to zero.

• @kylebrussell Kyle Russell on x

  ape no see how down ape is on nfts if ape no see

• @poordart @poordart on x

  Not even 1% like bro who cares?? Hahahahahahahaha How The Fuck Is Blindness Real Hahahaha Monkey Just Walk Away From The Screen Like Monkey Open Your Eyes Haha [video]

• @vec0zy @vec0zy on x

  pov: u r front row @ apefest [image]

• @illadaproducer @illadaproducer on x

  Imagine going to a foreign country thousands of miles away to meet up with thousands of friends you made on the internet and make memories that last a lifetime. None of this was on my bingo card. Blessed to be part of the club. Hope everyone enjoyed themselves at Apefest. We...

• @cryptofinally @cryptofinally on x

  re: bored apes with eye injuries from apefest 6 years ago in Hong Kong, hypebeast had a party, 3rd party contractors installed disinfecting UV lights, instead of stage lights, & people had similar eye injuries, burning, blindness, photokeratitis it's possible this happened [image…

• @pauly0x Pauly on x

  Not a single article written about YugaLabs social lead being fired for racism. Not a single article about ApeFest attendees being blinded and scalded by literal laser beams. The crypto media complex is a marketing mafia. It has ZERO to do with news or current events.

• @jeeeberts Jake E on x

  apparently attendees of “ApeFest” were barraged with UV light at this ridiculous NFT concert thing and some of them are now blinded

• @basedkarbon @basedkarbon on x

  “Apes, we are aware of the eye-related issues that affected some of the attendees of ApeFest” [image]

• @cryptojune777 Crypto June on x

  #apefesthk #bayc [video]

• @investmentshulk @investmentshulk on x

  THE BORED APES THEW A PARTY IN HONG KONG. THEY ANNOUNCED A MARKETING PARTNERSHIP WITH BMW THEN ACCIDENTALLY SENT HALF THE CROWD TO THE ER WITH OVERPOWERED UV LIGHTING. THIS IS THE COOLEST THING THE BORED APE TEAM HAS EVER DONE.

• @crypto_birb @crypto_birb on x

  Had exactly the same with my eyes burning 3-6am. 100% same symptoms like you and dozens of other people at #apefest

• r/TwoBestFriendsPlay r on reddit

  Not a Hard Drive article: Koopy festival in Hong Kong damages audience members eyes with UV lights used on stage

• r/Buttcoin r on reddit

  Wait, this is the party they temporarily blinded themselves for?  😬

• r/HongKong r on reddit

  Horrific.  ApeFest NFT event used dangerous UV lightbulbs and has damaged the sight of numerous attendees.

• r/offbeat r on reddit

  ApeFest attendees report ‘extreme pain’ and vision problems after event