Re:Instagram Is Disabling Its NFT Features
by piqi on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @04:22AM
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> ...you can literally say to an HN colleague 'I respectfully think you need to read more about this' (and mean it respectfully,) and you will be downvoted to -3.
I've noticed the same. It makes discussion here pointless. It wasn't always like this. Something changed in the last 3-5 years.
It's made worse by how HN functions. Only people with >=500 karma points are permitted to downvote comments. The more active commenters influence the discussion this way. And whatever they don't like / disagree with, they downvote.
I agree with your original point. I don't care for NFTs, but there are artists selling original art via NFTs. Let them. Some made a very good living, considering their country's average wage. If their NFT doesn't sell, it doesn't sell.
Very odd how there are people insisting that artists sell art only in a way that they agree with (prints, commissions, etc). Bizarre behavior...
side-note: I often see Gigachad all over crypto-related threads picking arguments with people. They clearly have an axe to grind. It's best to just ignore them when they show up.
I've noticed the same. It makes discussion here pointless. It wasn't always like this. Something changed in the last 3-5 years.
It's made worse by how HN functions. Only people with >=500 karma points are permitted to downvote comments. The more active commenters influence the discussion this way. And whatever they don't like / disagree with, they downvote.
I agree with your original point. I don't care for NFTs, but there are artists selling original art via NFTs. Let them. Some made a very good living, considering their country's average wage. If their NFT doesn't sell, it doesn't sell.
Very odd how there are people insisting that artists sell art only in a way that they agree with (prints, commissions, etc). Bizarre behavior...
side-note: I often see Gigachad all over crypto-related threads picking arguments with people. They clearly have an axe to grind. It's best to just ignore them when they show up.