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I think we're entering the "kick the dead rotting horse" stage of the NFT "game". Granted, I work in web3 and I think using NFT's as permissioning / ownership

I think we're entering the "kick the dead rotting horse" stage of the NFT "game". Granted, I work in web3 and I think using NFT's as permissioning / ownership infra is cool - a lot of front end component libraries have had success here. Completely makes sense because the infra cost of keeping track of who owns what is a one time fee, the rest of the effort is offloaded onto some blockchain and you can collect royalties for your work without DRM. At this rate its hilariously meta that Dall-e and the like have obliterated the "novelty" of an NFT as "art". Giving a dead horse a shot of adrenaline won't bring the horse back to life...

beyondrarity 4y ago
Fair enough. Is Dall-e not art? I think it takes a certain level of skill and understanding of the tool you are using to produce good to great results. I know I can't put prompts into Dall-E and get the results I see from others. Why is that any different than Photoshop/Illustrator. I think the future of NFTs shifts from being called NFTs. They'll be collectibles, receipts, deeds, contracts, and story telling components. Look at Starbucks loyalty program they are planning to roll out. For the uninitiated they wont even realize they are interacting with the blockchain. That's where I see mass adoption. Flipping jpegs of monkeys will have their life cycle.
- fiat_fandango 4y ago
  The Starbucks loyalty program has tangible benefits and exhibits access to a physical product. Dall-e can produce art in minutes, a skilled artist takes hours to use 3d modeling tools, photoshop etc. To most people, 3d art made by Dall-e is at least as good as a 3d artist who's spent thousands of hours practicing. Granted, I support the idea of making collectibles digital because at the end of the day its messing up the world (co2, packaging, waste etc) a heck of a lot less so morons can "collect" junk. I'll give $100 to any NFT company before I consider funding a junk hype shop like NTWRK :)

beyondrarity 4y ago

Fair enough. Is Dall-e not art? I think it takes a certain level of skill and understanding of the tool you are using to produce good to great results. I know I can't put prompts into Dall-E and get the results I see from others. Why is that any different than Photoshop/Illustrator. I think the future of NFTs shifts from being called NFTs. They'll be collectibles, receipts, deeds, contracts, and story telling components. Look at Starbucks loyalty program they are planning to roll out. For the uninitiated they wont even realize they are interacting with the blockchain. That's where I see mass adoption. Flipping jpegs of monkeys will have their life cycle.

fiat_fandango 4y ago
The Starbucks loyalty program has tangible benefits and exhibits access to a physical product. Dall-e can produce art in minutes, a skilled artist takes hours to use 3d modeling tools, photoshop etc. To most people, 3d art made by Dall-e is at least as good as a 3d artist who's spent thousands of hours practicing. Granted, I support the idea of making collectibles digital because at the end of the day its messing up the world (co2, packaging, waste etc) a heck of a lot less so morons can "collect" junk. I'll give $100 to any NFT company before I consider funding a junk hype shop like NTWRK :)