Ever seen these abstract paintings that go for millions of dollars? How dare they? I don't understand anything of it, it's weird as fuck, but it doesn't really hurt anybody more than anything else so why care?
I feel like NFTs fall into a similar category. I understand them, I just don't want them. But I do understand that the same people who would collect baseball cards or whatever (I also never understood that) could see something in NFTs. Same with the art-crowd who been struggling with funding for individual artists, I don't want it myself, but I kind of see why others would somehow.
same with the abstract art. someone did it, it happened, people appreciated. but they knew that's all about it. no artist telling us to do it.
And nft isn't even comparable, it's just become another term for cypto coin. Two years ago this would an ICO. coin to save lifes.
You forgot the comment thread you were on... we aren't arguing that NFT is the future, but that some people can see a use out of it, just like BF.
But when you add "pay $100 in etherium for a reference to a publically jpg hosted on some website" you completely lose me.
That's what I've said about every existing NFT.