VII
The Culture


The Superchain logo “喜” is a symbol of its cultural ethos:

- The character 喜 means joy, happiness, and rejoicing in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean; representing positivity and purpose over negativity and nihilism.
- The character resembles a human being as a stick figure, with a crown or plus symbol above its head; representing humanity as creators.
- The character resembles the “GodSelf Icon”, found across the world in the works of ancient cultures; representing the divine and universal.
- The lower part of the symbol resembles an “8”, or infinity; representing the eternal.

We extend things by making them positive-sum. Thus loving relationships are lasting, trusting friendships are lasting, and profitable business partnerships are lasting. To create art and culture that is lasting, it must be positive and purposeful. What kind of heritage will we pass to future generations? When creating on an eternal timeframe, positivity and purpose become a duty.

Thus works on Superchain are selected for positivity, purpose, and contemplation of eternal themes: truth, beauty, and the infinite.

Get in the zone of positivity, not negativity
‘Cause we got to strive for longevity
Q-Tip

As technology shreds cultural expression elsewhere, algorithmic feeds of content will increasingly be filled with algorithmically generated content. Indeed, early experiments in crypto art have tended to be algorithmic. We contend that to truly express and grapple with eternal themes, art must be human, and have soul. To this end, every Superchain Bloc is to be created by a human being, and this is also represented in the logo.

On Superchain, humanity can express itself fully within the machine, yet distinct from the machine; because only humanity can truly reflect the sacred nature of creation. By re-sacralizing the work of art, we enable it to once again be worthy of the eternal.

All that is not eternal is eternally out of date.
C.S. Lewis