Who’d have thought BoredApe NFTs would be such an actual eyesore?

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    Shit, this isn’t really that funny when you find out what happened. Welder’s Eye can make you permanently blind.

    Some ApeFest attendees posted on X (formerly Twitter) after seeking medical attention, with one person reporting that they had been diagnosed with Photokeratitis — aka, “welder’s eye,” a condition caused by unprotected exposure to ultraviolet radiation — and another saying the issue was a result of UV from the stage lights, leading to speculation that the injuries were caused by improper lighting used at the event.

    “I woke up at 04:00 and couldn’t see anymore,” said @CryptoJune777. “Had so much pain and my whole skin is burned. Needed to go to the hospital.”

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      I’ve experienced this, though I aquired it the old school way; from welding.

      Mine was luckily a minor case and went away in a day. Quite literally feels like you have sand in your eyes. Moved from safety squints to welding mask after that.

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        When I took welding shop class in high school, our shop teacher literally called it “sand eye” when he explained why wearing a welding mask was not optional in his shop or in general while welding. Sure enough, there was that one kid who thought he could get by with his squints while teach wasn’t looking… He was out for days with sand eye and had quite the cautionary tale to share when he returned. Everyone got downright religious about the welding masks after that.

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      Thank you for saying this, it’s what I was coming here to do.

      I was laughing, until I read the article. It’s fucking horrifying. Schadenfreude should be proportional.

      NFT morons losing their money? Hilarious.

      Losing their eyesight? Not funny. Not proportional. Just horrific.

      Now, if the Nazi fetishizing scam artist asshats that run Bored Ape were blinded by the light at their own convention? That, in my view, would be proportional Schadenfreude.

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          They used UV sterilization bulbs as lighting for a convention. It does not sound like a quick flash of an ARC or TIG welder.

          There is also a broad range of medium to long term effects that aren’t just temporary inconvenience, and permanent blindness.

          But yeah man, you do you. My comment was simply my own perspective. I’m not here to moralize about what you should, or shouldn’t feel.

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          UV-C depending on intensity and exposure time will eventually permanently damage vision.

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            I mean, basic, boring, red light, depending on intensity and exposure time will eventually permanently disable vision too.

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              That’s true, but more of a risk with UV, if only because you can’t see the full intensity while looking at it, and your pupils might expand because of low visible light

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          blockchain verified proof that you own a link to the location of some unique slices of raw potato is as good if not better

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      Something can be both sad and funny.

      Like it really sucks for the victims but it’s also darkly hilarious that every single time these libertariany scammy I’m smarter than everyone types do a thing they get an abject lesson in why communities have like safety rules and “red tape”.

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        This is such a good way of putting it. Yes it’s fucked up, but man it’s also funny as shit.

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        what are you going on about libertarianism? this group is almost certainly not libertarian, they are more hypebeast/streetwear adjacent.

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        If they were libertarians they would sue the event so much that this never happens again. Unfortunately, this happens at nightclubs too.

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      As a former welder, I’ve had arc-eye and it’s really unpleasant - like someone put sand in my eyes and I couldn’t get it out.

      However, it heals pretty quickly, so I’m gonna carry on thinking this is pretty funny.