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# MetaCartel <> Pluriverse Chili Pod
![](https://i.imgur.com/THRhrWL.jpg)

### Overview
[The Pluriverse](https://pluriverse.wtf/) aspires to become a transmedia franchise that instigates, cultivates, and stewards the ideological voice for the Ethereum ecosystem. The group is elaborating the mythology of Moloch, coordination, regenerative economics, sovereignty, and identity through a diverse constellation of media, including (but not limited to): fictional short stories, non-fictional long form essays, theoretical research, graphic novels, music, infographics, digital and physical artworks, and more. We are working to hone the acuity of our lorecrafting methods in order to increase the resolution of our collective imagineering and visualize a future for earthly thriving. Successful coordination begins with telling better stories.

### Context
Following in the lineage of MolochDAO, MetaCartel has done more to disseminate the importance of the Moloch meme than any other community in the ecosystem. Kevin Owocki (Gitcoin, Supermodular) began directing comic books to illustrate this meme in 2021, with issues [#1](https://store.gitcoin.co/products/ethereum-vs-moloch-comic-book-1-digital-edition?_pos=1&_sid=2c48051d7&_ss=r) and [#2](https://store.gitcoin.co/products/ethereum-vs-moloch-comic-book-2-digital-edition?_pos=3&_sid=2c48051d7&_ss=r) of Gitcoin comics premiering at MCON1. It was this event that brought TW and KO together to begin the next phase of comic production - as a collaboration between Gitcoin and RaidGuild - that would infuse more psychological weight into the Moloch meme in comics [#3](https://store.gitcoin.co/products/gitcoin-comic-3-raid-guild-mercenaries-the-phantasmagoric-molochdigital-edition?_pos=4&_sid=2c48051d7&_ss=r) and [#4](https://store.gitcoin.co/products/copy-of-gitcoin-comic-4-nightmare-of-moloch?_pos=2&_sid=2c48051d7&_ss=r). This creative collaboration culminated in the first draft of [*A Guide to the Pluriverse*](https://pluriverse.wtf/pdf/pluriverse-guide.pdf), conceived as a fork of the 2018 Consensys [*Cellarius Universe Guide*](https://media.consensys.net/enter-cellarius-a-transmedia-universe-100-years-in-the-future-476876a27522), to expand upon an optimistic future built upon regenerative and pluriversal principles for the community. "The Guide" was dropped at MCON2 this year.

The Pluriverse is currently transitioning towards a more concrete structure for our fundraising, creative deliverables, and community engagement. We hope operations and core personnel will be supported through a sponsorship model to form a Pluriverse Coalition (outlined below), but we also require funding to kickstart and steward artistic experimentation with creative contributors. **The funds from the Chili Pod grant will be used to support artists to expand upon the lore of the Ethereum community** through the tutelage of Pluriverse creatives and under the guidance of MetaCartel liaisons to maximize the cultural impact of our output.

### More Info on The Pluriverse
- [Read our Manifesto](https://hackmd.io/@pluriverse/PluriverseManifestoV1)
- [Scope our Pitch Deck](https://www.figma.com/proto/iz2ObN1c9ONztAMoa9JggT/Pluriverse-Pitch-Deck---Dec%2C-2022?node-id=732%3A685&scaling=scale-down&page-id=154%3A6&starting-point-node-id=735%3A773)
- [Read *A Guide to the Pluriverse*](https://pluriverse.wtf/pdf/pluriverse-guide.pdf)
- [Listen to the Pluriverse episode on Greenpill](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2AkwtKF2SaEXYI6ghamz2A)

### What We Will Fund
The Pluriverse team is currently working towards our first multi/trans-media release in collaboration with [Metalabel](https://www.metalabel.xyz/), to premier at ETH Denver, February 2023. This "drop" will consist of four creative artifacts:
1. A v2 of the [*Guide to the Pluriverse*](https://pluriverse.wtf/pdf/pluriverse-guide.pdf)
2. A full-length concept album: *Sounds of the Pluriverse*
3. A new physical/digital book of original ficition and non-fiction texts in collaboration with students of Nottingham Trent University, UK.
4. 2-3 original artworks illustrating Pluriverse content, in the form of limited archival fine art prints and NFTs

![](https://i.imgur.com/QFfSVF8.jpg)

If the release is successful, we hope to orchestrate a new drop every quarter of 2023. Each drop will be curated, art directed, quality assessed, and designed by the Pluriverse team with the consultation of the Pluriverse pod outlined in this proposal.

Future contributors will be attracted through Schelling Point events (courtesy of KO), Pluriverse Community Calls (courtesy of TW), and trusted word of mouth. The selection of new projects will be at the discretion of the Pluriverse core team to ensure deep alignment with the concepts and an insanely high caliber of creative execution.

### What We Will Not Fund
The Pluriverse is not a permissionless social club. Although we are actively articulating new invitations for the community that might take the form of bounties, open calls for submissions, and unique commissions, every creative project will be vetted and carefully supported by the Pluriverse core team.

As software entrenpreneurs, fine artists, and academics with many years of combined experience, we understand the feeling of rejection that inevitably accompanies narrowly curated projects. Therefore, we are dedicated to increasing awareness of these guidelines by conducting public critiques, emphasizing the importance of qualitative language alongside quantitative performance indicators, and being transparent about the aesthetic and conceptual choices we make.

### Budget
- We are requesting 16Ξ (~$20k at current prices).
- This will support 1 quarter of creative releases, outlined above. 
- If all goes well, we hope to orchestrate a new drop every quarter, consisting of (at least) 3 new creative projects each. We calculate the cost as:
- $5k per creative team x 3 projects per drop + an additional $5k as a buffer to float production costs (which, if not needed, will carry over to the next quarter)
- **100% of the grant funds will be used to compensate artists and cover production costs of the work**
- **0% of the funds will be used for Pluriverse operations or MC personnel**
- Sales of the work will be divided between the Pluriverse treasury and the creative contributors in a 20/80% split (TBD variable on a case-by-case basis)

### Team
##### Pluriverse Core Team: 
- Travis Wyche: Art Director & Creative Relations
- Kevin Owocki: Meme Lord & Chief Green Pill Wizard
- We hope to add 2 additional contributors in 2023 to oversee community strategy, sponsor relations, project management, etc
##### MetaCartel Liaisons: 
- VenGist
- BorrowLucid
- MetaDreamer
- Elco
- Yalor: Champion of the Cause

A 3/7 multisig will be setup to handle the funds.

### Funding Structure
![](https://i.imgur.com/veBnwd5.png)


### DAO Structure
![](https://i.imgur.com/pbCjrqV.png)

