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Yeah, can't they get paid in silly cartoon drawings? I'm laughing at the leading graphic in the article showing a screenshot from OpenSea that says you can buy
by aorth 5y ago
Yeah, can't they get paid in silly cartoon drawings?
I'm laughing at the leading graphic in the article showing a screenshot from OpenSea that says you can buy "extraordinary" NFTs. What the hell is so extraordinary about hundreds of slightly different low-quality caricatures of monkeys? This one has a hat. This one is wearing his hat backwards. This one is chewing bubble gum. I don't understand why anyone thinks this is special.
- spoonjim 5y agoWhy do people pay lots money for a regular shirt that has a particular logo on it? I don’t know either but I know that if you can make it happen you get rich.
- Tiktaalik 5y agoThose shirts are dumb, but at least there's an explanation: They're typically associated with premium brands that have a long, rich history in the fashion industry (usually by making lots of products that are quite a bit more challenging than the t-shirt). There is no such history with random monkey NFT pictures.
- spoonjim 5y agoThe value of the long rich history is just in how much people respect it. There are 20 year old brands more prestigious than hundred year old brands... no reason a one-year-old brand can't be worth more still. And I don't see why making a swan costume for Bjork or a meat dress for Lady Gaga means your T-shirt is worth more.