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Witty, but ignores the artist <-> artwork <-> fan relationship dynamic that is at play here. To me the scene feels closer to a platform like Bandcamp than it do
by at_ 5y ago
Witty, but ignores the artist <-> artwork <-> fan relationship dynamic that is at play here. To me the scene feels closer to a platform like Bandcamp than it does the more speculative world of Opensea.
- mdoms 5y agoSorry what's the difference between the "artist <-> artwork <-> fan relationship dynamic" and the "grower <-> tulip <-> enthusiast relationship dynamic"?
- at_ 5y agoI mean, maybe the original tulip buyers were doing so as they got genuine satisfaction out of supporting the growers themselves (ie their primary reason for buying was patronage rather than speculation), but that would be quite an amendment to the standard narrative
- mdoms 5y agoPeople buy tulips for the sheer pleasure of having them around to this very day.