Zoe Roth is an internet star will again. She knows the whole network under the name “Disaster Girl”. Now Roth has auctioned the original picture for 34,000 euros.
Considered one of the most famous memes of today, the shady smile of four-year-old Zoe Roth became an internet hit.
“Fire starter”
In 2005, Roth’s father snapped a photo of his then four-year-old daughter. In the background: a house that is on fire and the fire brigade is on duty. The special thing about this picture is not a four-year-old who doesn’t seem to bother the fire, but rather her smile. More enigmatic than that of the Mona Lisa, Zoe Roth looks mischievously mischievous, even a bit diabolical and omniscient at the camera. The picture became famous two years later as part of a photo competition entitled “Firestarter”. The picture went viral: Zoe Roth grinned into the camera as the Titanic sank, wherever something burns, explodes or goes down, Zoe Roth is not far.
Sold as NTF
Roth’s involuntary celebrity has now paid off. Roth himself, who studies at the University of North Carolina, sold the original of the snapshot as an NTF for an incredible 34,000 euros. NFT stands for “Non-Fungible Token” and serves as proof of ownership for digital goods. According to her own statements, Roth wants to invest the money in her studies and use part of it for charitable purposes.
NTFs im Trend
Selling memes is trendy right now; a number of meme material is currently being sold as NTF. Meme personalities can thus at least benefit from their involuntary celebrity.
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