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THE MASQUERADE: Discourse or Destruction?

THE MASQUERADE: Discourse or Destruction?
"Masquerade" by Sam Spratt (2025) - Collected by Kanbas
  1. Mask #572 observed a fat d, praised “the exposed penis” for its “raw vitality” — imagine catching this one on a 5 WETH bid.

  1. Mask #163 continued their poem from the Monument Game — diamond handing through 9 WETH offers just to continue your mid poetry – wouldn't be me.

  1. Mask #500 shilled its “501(c)(3) powered by art” — just a casual $7,000 ad buy for your non-profit.

  1. Mask #561 thought he cooked the Council and Players while asking paying guests, “why are you here?” — yeah... that’s bait.

  1. Mask #503 hid his own artwork inside his observation and shared some words about… himself – so m0dest.

  1. Mask #307 observed an artwork that seeks to blur hierarchical boundaries among collectors — blurring the boundaries between the extremely privileged and privileged – thats powerful stuff.

  1. Masks #101 and #102 shared a profound dialogue about shrooms they posted just over an hour before the cutoff — and that, kids, is what we call procrastination.

  1. Mask #121 saw himself in the painting as radiant perfection, golden, crowned and divine — guess we found Pablo’s observation.

  1. Mask #254 wrote a note to his brother – about as inspiring as a Hallmark card.

  1. Mask #360 left an observation signed “Cozomo” which encouraged viewers to love recklessly and create wildly — I can already see the replies "GM, Dear Cozomo... will you buy my art? #arttank"

  1. Mask #521 shared ASCII art that definitely looked better in their drafts – Rachel, can the devs do something?!

UPDATE: The devs exceeded expectations while Mask #521 proved his full potential – Skullish.


  1. Mask #491 waited until the final seconds to post a love note to his partner — cute story. Wen CHONKS Marketplace?

UPDATED: SuperCope put Marka "on the floor" – say hello to my CHONKS while you're down there.


  1. A Freudian rant about carnal desires, seed, and a swollen belly; thats all you see?... self-dichotomies and a fanfic pregnancy – How liberating!

UPDATED: Frogland's heroine clapped back and an unlikely friendship was forged.


  1. Mask #258 asks what the “7” signifies, states,  “the scholar in me wants to know more” — be real, "the scholar in you" didn’t even try.

UPDATE: A translation offered, a translation ignored – Mask #258 proving once again that the "scholar in him" dgaf.


  1. Mask #398 shared a tale of fear and confusion – more personal trauma spilled into the Masquerade's mire; at least yours doesn't rhyme.

  1. Mask #563 asked ChatGPT to say what Mask #406 said quite plainly – "nice rack."

  1. Mask #44 left his mark on the Masquerade; included an ipfs link containing an unknown URL – interactive digital art and the chance to get drained by Dickerman!?

  1. Mask #339 is reminded of the Giving Tree "but with a twist" where instead of giving and withering, the tree receives and grows – thats not "a twist," thats literally the opposite.

  1. Mask #463 writes "there is a weird knobby mystical thick tree penis hidden deep inside all of us..." – suppose theres always that one party guest who pukes on the sofa and pees in the sink.