This is not a defense of NFTs as they are being discussed. “NFTs” in this conversation are exactly the dumb ape pictures. Maybe NFT technology has some valuable

This is not a defense of NFTs as they are being discussed. “NFTs” in this conversation are exactly the dumb ape pictures. Maybe NFT technology has some valuable applications, but don’t muddy the conversation trying to argue semantics. Your defense of hypothetical use cases of the same technology looks like a defense of the current use case. And it’s entirely reasonable that people would be worried about gullible people buying worthless things. We call these scams and they are bad for society in general. I also worry about old ladies being conned into unnecessary roof repairs and I worry about dumb people falling prey to email scams and I worry about all sorts of other con artist activity because it’s bad stuff and harmful to society.