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Re:The metaverse is bullshit by rklaehn on Saturday October 30, 2021 @02:43AM (#29046576)
The idea of paying for an unique digital asset, even if it is just unique by social convention, would not be foreign to my kids.

If you think about it, land ownership is also just a very well established social convention.

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Re:The metaverse is bullshit by JohnFen on Saturday October 30, 2021 @08:13AM (#29048175)
But land ownership gives you an actual, tangible benefit. You get exclusive use of the land. NFTs don't offer anything except bragging rights.
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Re:The metaverse is bullshit by charcircuit on Saturday October 30, 2021 @11:25AM (#29049498)
It gives you a benefit in the real world vs a benefit in a virtual world. It's not that different especially for people who spend more time in virtual worlds than the real one.
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Re:The metaverse is bullshit by JohnFen on Sunday November 07, 2021 @09:44AM (#29139805)
The part I don't understand is what benefit NFTs actually have in the either the real or virtual world, outside of bragging rights.
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