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Show HN: Monkeys.zip – 3000 Monkeys on Typewriters

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145 points yathern | 2 comments | 03 Apr 25 18:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.467s | source

Hey HN! I posted this on April 1st when it launched, and though it didn't get traction here, it was a minor hit on reddit! Now that we've got a few thousand monkeys under our belt, wanted to give it another shot here!

Happy to talk about the technical details of running the site - using supabase/postgres and constantly putting out fires from the traffic.

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vekatimest ◴[03 Apr 25 22:58 UTC] No.43576481[source]▶
Is the plan to monetize this with paid 'gear' upgrades & 'claiming'? Feels a lot like an NFT project from 3 years ago.
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yathern ◴[03 Apr 25 23:03 UTC] No.43576517[source]▶
Haha I don't think anyone would pay money for a monkey hat, and it would take away from the fun if they did
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1. Waterluvian ◴[03 Apr 25 23:25 UTC] No.43576672[source]▶
Some people would. But that doesn’t mean we should exploit them. I really admire what you’ve made and I think any attempt to cash in would sour and diminish your accomplishment.

Not that art shouldn’t be salable. But not all art is appropriate for monetization.

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2. ◴[03 Apr 25 23:28 UTC] No.43576692[source]▶