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GGs Level 11: Build the Room, Not the Spotlight

Host: BubbaGump (@BubbaGumpNCX) with cohosts Code.E (@CodeeNCX) and Ava (@AvaaNCX) · Tue, 07 Jul 2026 · 1:39:52 · ~10 active speakers

TL;DR

• The Ninja Cat crew formally announced a rebrand: the old Soul Ninja Cat account is retired and everything moves to Ninja Cat Live going forward — follows and updates should point there.
• A new stream hub built by Wander is going live in a slow rollout, letting viewers log in via Twitch, verify wallets, claim prizes, and play mini-games live on stream. Wednesday's 10pm EST stream will be the first big showcase.
• The Friday Rivals integration on Twitch was a hit — no wallet connection needed, just type your NFT number to vote, and the slots filled in seconds.
• The whole night was a themed roundtable: impress vs. include, helping others win, who deserves recognition, followers vs. leaders, and what you can do today to make the room better.
• The emotional peak was Mexi (@_queenmexi) coming up on stage for the first time in months just to tell the hosts she admires what they're building — which set off a wave of mutual appreciation.

Highlights

The Ninja Cat Live rebrand [7:54] — Bubba explained the move off the old Soul Ninja Cat account: they held full control and password, but there was history they weren't happy with, so "now is the time to make that transition." He framed it as the kind of pivot any project or business takes, ideally for the better.

Rivals lands flawlessly [15:17] — Cody was genuinely surprised at how well the Rivals voting game worked on stream: "people didn't have to connect wallets, people just typed in their number of their NFT... and they got the vote. Like, man, it was sick. And it filled up so fast I didn't even have a chance to get in on one of them." Bubba's takeaway: make things simple and people will actually do them.

Impress or include? [18:27] — Kicking off the theme, Cody chose inclusion — you can waste a lot of energy trying to impress people who may never care, so he'd rather make people feel part of what you're doing. Super High added the nuance that impressing has its place early on for visibility, but retention comes from inclusion. Ava tied it together: it's not just whether you include people, but how — remembering the small things makes it feel real.

Slick on Super High [22:36] — Asked the same question, Slick mostly used his turn to praise Super High's delivery, noting that the guy is so smart he "sometimes tricks himself out of his own head." Mid-answer his wife called; he hit ignore, Cody clocked it instantly, and Slick admitted he'd probably get his "ass chewed" when he called back — then ducked out to do exactly that.

Wins don't have to be money [37:42] — Cody reframed what "helping someone win" means: "You don't know what day people are having... To give them a place to be heard, that could be a win for somebody." He stressed you never know who's behind the PFP, and a welcome, a bring-up, or a thoughtful comment can be someone's win for the day.

Young Fab's story [42:21] — In an extended, heartfelt turn, Young Fab described how the community taught him to host spaces, make content, and — after his wallet was drained — showed up for him when he was heartbroken. His refrain: "there's power in the tongue," support doesn't only come from money, and community is what carries a project through red days.

Crypto Cam brings the energy [1:00:53] — Fresh off a birthday and a rough week, Cam rolled in at full volume and turned the "followers or future leaders" question into a life philosophy, telling the story of an employee with six kids in a three-bedroom who went on to buy a five-acre mini farm. His challenge to the room: "Reach out to someone you love right now and just say, I love you."

Mexi comes up [1:22:00] — After months of listening in during her nighttime routine, Mexi took the stage specifically to say she admires what the crew is building and to gently rib Cody about the wallets she still hadn't received. It sparked a genuine round of appreciation — Bubba told her the fact that she came up to say it "is powerful to us," Ava realized she'd never even set a notification for Mexi and resolved to fix it, and Cody pinned her Wednesday space on the spot.

Bursting the bubble [1:20:06] — Ava offered the night's most actionable idea: because everyone in the circle supports each other, timelines start showing "the same thing over and over," and it's easy to forget people you actually care about. Her fix — scroll your follows, tap someone on the shoulder, and occasionally stumble into a completely new project worth knowing.

Topic timeline

Notable quotes

• "I'd rather focus energy more on including people and being inclusive and making people feel like they're a part of what you're doing." — Cody [18:27]
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• "Sometimes he tricks himself out of his own head because he's really smart." — Slick, on Super High [22:36]
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• "You don't know what day people are having... To give them a place to be heard, that could be a win for somebody." — Cody [37:42]
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• "Reach out to someone you love right now and just say, I love you." — Crypto Cam [1:02:03]
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• "The only thing to credibility is time... just putting the time in." — Bubba [1:29:23]
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• "GN everyone." — Super High, whose entire closing statement earned him the title "man of many words" [1:37:00]
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Who said what

• BubbaGump (@BubbaGumpNCX, host) — Ran the room, walked through the rebrand and week schedule, posed each discussion question, and kept the tone warm and appreciative throughout.
• Cody / Code.E (@CodeeNCX, cohost) — Brought the operational excitement (stream hub, Rivals), argued for inclusion over impression, and handled the closing shoutout rundown.
• Ava (@AvaaNCX, cohost) — Focused on the how of inclusion, the "burst the bubble" idea, and the notifications insight after Mexi's visit.
• Super High (@SHGFees) — Offered the impress-then-include framing and made the case that even the biggest projects deserve more recognition; also the room's beloved man of few words.
• Slick Ric (@richj530) — Comic relief and praise for the crew; stepped away to return a call from his wife.
• Young Fab (@Youngfab_BASE) — Delivered the night's most personal testimony about what the community gave him and the "power in the tongue."
• Crypto Cam (@its_Crypto_Cam) — High-energy motivational turn tying leadership to real-life mentorship stories.
• Dark Moon (@Bryan36krun) — Framed helping others through prayer, teamwork, and everyday IRL effort.
• honeyworld (@thehoneyworld) — Noted how far even $5 giveaways go in different parts of the world.
• SimpleFarmer (@OxSimpleFarmer) — World Cup fan; argued that sincere attention to detail beats shallow interactions, and that improving together lifts the whole room.
• Mexi (@_queenmexi) — First-time-in-months stage guest whose appreciation triggered the emotional peak of the night.

Worth a full listen

• [42:21–50:13] — Young Fab's full story. A summary can't carry the emotion; his account of being taught by the community, getting his wallet drained, and being lifted back up is the clearest embodiment of the night's theme.
• [1:22:00–1:30:00] — Mexi comes up. The unscripted back-and-forth of appreciation between Mexi, Bubba, Ava, and Cody is the room actually doing what the topic described. The wallet ribbing and the genuine respect land better in real time.
• [1:00:53–1:03:23] — Crypto Cam's entrance. Pure energy and a life story about mentorship-turned-mini-farm that flattens into text; better heard at full volume.