Re:Ask HN: Why crypto is rising so fast when its not creatin...
by philosopher1234 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:51PM
(#29136405)
Monetary value reflects demand, but demand does not always reflect utility or goodness. There is a demand for atrocity.
The construction “NFTs are highly priced, thus they are desired, thus they are good” is full of holes. If I have a phobia of spiders, and a corresponding desire to eradicate them, does it follow that eradicating spiders is good? If I got my wish, I and the rest of the world would be worse off for it, but my desire exists none the less.
The construction “NFTs are highly priced, thus they are desired, thus they are good” is full of holes. If I have a phobia of spiders, and a corresponding desire to eradicate them, does it follow that eradicating spiders is good? If I got my wish, I and the rest of the world would be worse off for it, but my desire exists none the less.