To me it's a precursor. The technology could be used to represent something real, like a home or a car. Get a government/court to agree to that and an nft is a

To me it's a precursor. The technology could be used to represent something real, like a home or a car. Get a government/court to agree to that and an nft is a proof of ownership which can be fractionalized or locked for leverage. NFTs today are like the million dollar homepage. A bit of Internet history on the road to something useful.