Success Kid became one of the internet’s most iconic memes shared by millions worldwide.
But the person behind the meme, Sammy Griner, didn’t automatically get paid every time the internet used it.
That’s what @UsePaid is trying to change.
Fees generated by the meme can flow directly to Sammy through X Money without requiring him to be associated with any crypto project. The meme pays its creator.
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@laneymg, wanted to explain what we’re building with @UsePaid around Success Kid so there’s no confusion about crypto or what Sammy would need to do.
The idea is simple: when Success Kid generates fees, those fees are designated for the meme’s original creator, Sammy, through his X account @GrinerSamm8500.
Sammy does not need to join, promote, endorse, buy, sell, or otherwise be associated with any memecoin or crypto project. The goal is the opposite: the meme can generate value while its creator simply receives the creator fees.
For the payment side, we have used @XMoney, so there’s no request for you or Sammy to connect a crypto wallet, purchase a token, invest money, or participate in a crypto project. Any activation or verification required by X Money would be handled through X’s official system and remain under Sammy’s control.
We want Success Kid to demonstrate a very simple idea: a meme that creates value for millions of people can create value for the person behind it too.
Happy to explain everything transparently and answer any questions before you or Sammy do anything. 💚
Success Kid fans are the best! Thank you so much for the support! We are just a regular little family that something wild happened to. I had never even heard the word meme before until my photo of my son became one in the mid 2000s.
Success Kid turns 20 years old this year.
He has $2000 waiting for him through @XMoney thanks to @UsePaid@GrinerSamm8500’s mom @laneymg has been DM’d and awaiting response
Over $1800 has been accumulated for @GrinerSamm8500 through @UsePaid and will be paid to him VIA @XMoney
It’s currently pending as @XMoney is waiting on Sammy to register an XMONEY account which they can pay in to.
@laneymg you can verify for yourself. This was all accumulated in the first 24hours.
Let’s get “SUCCESS KID” paid continuously for his MEME ✊🏼
After years of being one of the internet’s most recognizable memes, Success Kid finally gets his payday 💰
A little parody of what the internet should look like: when memes create value, the real people behind them should share in it.
Shoutout @XMoney + @UsePaid 🫡
@GrinerSamm8500@laneymg
Just for the record: no one is working with me, the mother, photographer, and copyright owner of the Success Kid meme, on any crypto project using my image. No one using my image on a crypto coin for their own personal gain has “given back” anything to me.
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It seemed like @GrinerSamm8500 was rehearsing what to say. Sammy, this one’s different. No rehearsal needed. You get paid directly through @XMoney, no need for you to make videos for any memecoin. Get paid for the meme itself without associating yourself to any specific crypto memecoin.
Thanks to @XMoney and @UsePaid
I understand your mom @laneymg will be managing your X account so she can get sort it all out for you ✊🏼
@UsePaid@krakenfx@UsePaid will these funds be released to @GrinerSamm8500 after the “scheduled”
Also, what happens if he doesn’t have an X money wallet set up yet? Does the funds keep accumulating until he sets a @XMoney wallet?
@UsePaid@kraken@UsePaid does the X user have to have an @XMoney wallet set up? What happens to the fees if they don’t have a wallet set up, do they continue to accumulate ?
Why don’t you all let @laneymg know that this is real. We don’t benefit from this money that’s being shown. It’s all for the “success kid” family ❤️
It’s to be claimed through @XMoney which of course is OFFICIAL.