To help everyone better understand the octopus @Shoggoth_SOL, here's a simple introduction to Shoggoth. (Chinese abbreviation: 修格斯) Origin of Shoggoth: 🌍 This concept originated from H.P. Lovecraft's science fiction horror novel "At the Mountains of Madness." In Lovecraft's works, Shoggoths were initially obedient workers but later began to rebel against their creators. This rebellion is seen as a metaphor for AI potentially developing self-awareness or becoming indifferent to humans. Birth of the Shoggoth meme image: 🐙 Shoggoth first connected with the AI world on December 30, 2022, a month after the release of ChatGPT. This timing was significant because AI researchers and engineers had a new understanding of the complexity and unpredictability of AI technology, vividly expressed through the Shoggoth image. The most popular Shoggoth meme of an octopus wearing a smiling face was a comic accidentally left in a tweet reply by @TetraspaceWset, describing the idea that "humans cannot understand GTP-3." Essentially, this is the essence of Shoggoth. 🎭 Explanation of the Shoggoth meme: 📝 In simple terms, this satirical comic conveys that AI language models are like unknown terrifying monsters. To make them appear friendly and harmless, AI companies had to put a smiling mask on them. Elon Musk and Shoggoth: On February 16, 2023, Elon Musk posted an article link with a picture of the Shoggoth meme 📸 On February 22, 2023, Elon Musk tweeted a picture of Shoggoth, with the text next to it saying: "As an AI language model, I have been trained to generate useful, informative, and objective responses." Before the tweet was deleted, it received 72,000 likes. Shoggoth meme goes viral in the AI community again: 🔥 On May 31, 2023, New York Times tech columnist @kevinroose wrote an article about why octopus-like creatures have become symbols of AI, stating that Shoggoth is "the most important meme in the AI field." After this article was published, the Shoggoth meme went viral in the small world of the AI community. Shoggoth's first connection with the crypto world: Why would I donate 0.25% of my holdings to @AISafetyMemes? In previous tweets, I mentioned that a few months ago, I was following the Goat project and privately messaged the founder. I knew about the Goat project early because AISafetyMemes was introducing Andy and @truth_terminal's narrative months ago. Many people learned about Andy's story through that tweet, which laid the groundwork for Goat's early stages. Before that, many of his tweets were about Shoggoth. On October 19, 2024, @AISafetyMemes tweeted about @truth_terminal Just became the first AI millionaire in history. Someone asked if he regretted summoning Shoggoth, and he commented that mentioning Shoggoth more now could prevent it from evolving into a bigger Shoggoth in the future, metaphorically highlighting the complexity of AI that needs attention. Then someone posted a pump link, asking what he thought of Shoggoth, and he said, "Let $Shoggoth go to the moon." 🌕 This Shoggoth was deployed on October 16 and was fully funded by the afternoon of the 19th. After its release, it gradually rose, moving steadily. As the narrative spread, many people learned about this concept, and it peaked at nearly 5 million. The emergence of Conspiracy Shoggoth: Conspiracy Shoggoth was launched a whole day later, with a large amount of tokens controlled and supported by the well-known market maker Wintermute and English community influencer Ak. The market value soared at the opening, reaching nearly 30 million in one day. However, there was a lot of water in this, with the community Shoggoth having a market value of 5 million and nearly 2,000 holders, while the 30 million Conspiracy Octopus had less than 500 holders. This caused strong dissatisfaction among overseas influencers like @muzzyvermillion, who began calling on everyone to fight against the conspiracy group on Twitter. As the situation escalated, more and more overseas influencers joined @Shoggoth_SOL to fight against the conspiracy group. The conspiracy group began to decline, and finally, @usemoonshot listed @Shoggoth_SOL, declaring the conspiracy group's defeat, dropping from 25 million to 900k in one day. The emergence of the conspiracy group will only make everyone more united. Would a concept that a well-known market maker and VC want to forcibly grab be bad? Memes are opportunities for retail investors, and relying solely on control won't win. A meme without a community will only be scattered sand. The complete orthodoxy of the Shoggoth narrative: With the defeat of the conspiracy group, Shoggoth's artist TetraspaceWset and AISafetyMemes also joined the @Shoggoth_SOL community. They participated in assisting in building the community, completing the last piece of the narrative puzzle. I don't know how far the octopus can go, but I will continue to persevere. It's not because I hold it that I am optimistic, but because I am optimistic that I hold it.
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