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Blinded by the light: ignoring useless regulation, NFT conf organizers use sterilizing UV lighting instead of blacklights. All my apes in ER. (thegoatery.dyndns.org)
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[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 8 points 1 year ago (6 children)

https://chaos.social/@gsuberland/111365246936667940

And

https://chaos.social/@gsuberland/111365254743423343

So that answers that, I guess

[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

realistically, the attendees are likely not going to fully recover their eyesight.

Seems inappropriate to laugh about this. People spending a fortune on a worthless ugly monkey png deserve ridicule, but not permanent eye damage just because they went to a party with their fellow marks.

[–] self@awful.systems 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

good call. I edited my post a little so hopefully it reflects my point better — eyes are delicate as fuck, and it’s very foolish for yuga labs and some of their bagholders to try and minimize how dangerous this situation was, since getting timely medical care after severe eye damage is crucial if you want to keep your sight (I may have some recent experience with that last part)

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you try to look the basilisk in the eye

[–] Alivrah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Don't look at the abysss

[–] fasterandworse@awful.systems 7 points 1 year ago

damn...it makes too much sense that it's cheaper in bulk... I was giving them the benefit of the doubt that they paid more thinking it would be some kind of premium black light.

[–] sc_griffith@awful.systems 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

hmm, when I looked up the medical term the resources assured me symptoms were temporary - but if this is the third time this specific thing has happened recently, he might know from experience that this will not go well long term

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah I guess it might depend on repeat exposure per person?

I also couldn’t find much ito dosing discussions around the condition, so I have no idea what the effect impact of this may be at 1h vs 4h vs 8h+ etc

Either which way, remarkable clusterfuck

[–] self@awful.systems 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

this is the third UVC incident in recent years. realistically, the attendees are likely not going to fully recover their eyesight.

contrast with the cryptobro toxic positivity from the attendees quoted in the 404 article:

“Thanks for great apefest logistiscs guys @yugalabs & @BoredApeYC. Incredible event and met plenty of amazing people,” one wrote. “Still, as dozens of others, I’ve almost lost sight this night.” They suggested others get their eyes checked like they did, and said their eyes were burned by UV.