News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Ask HN: How is the “metaverse” concept different from the Second Life boom?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: How is the “metaverse” concept different from the... by TigeriusKirk on Sunday November 07, 2021 @10:39AM (#29140319)
BAYC is light years beyond everything else in the NFT space. The way they've built a community and played up their cool factor to make you want to be a part of it all is impressive.

Their parties this last week in NYC for NFT week pretty much locked them as the model to strive for. I don't know if others can do it, but they've set the standard.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: How is the “metaverse” concept different from the... by TillE on Sunday November 07, 2021 @11:07AM (#29140574)
> played up their cool factor

C'mon. This is very "rich nerds desperately trying to be cool", it's not an actual thing that normal people will ever care about. We already have status symbols that you can show off in the real world.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: How is the “metaverse” concept different from the... by woodruffw on Sunday November 07, 2021 @11:32AM (#29140853)
At every cryptocurrency party I've been to, the people (i.e., the normal ones, not the true believers) stop coming when the free drinks and food stop flowing. I wouldn't confuse that with a "cool factor."
[ Parent | on HN ]