> Certainly it's not harmful — some people collect coins, some people collect stamps, some people collect NFTs. If they want to pay money for this, it's fine with me.
Exactly. If someone makes some purposeless set of objects and others buy and sell them and money is lost and gained by informed adults in the process then.. nothing?
If one thinks that NFTs are inherently a BAD THING then it may be more accurate to say that it is a bad thing that humans are easily persuaded to acquire shiny things and things they think will rise in value.
If so, the problem lies in human nature.
Energy expense of NFTs is not covered in the article.
Exactly. If someone makes some purposeless set of objects and others buy and sell them and money is lost and gained by informed adults in the process then.. nothing?
If one thinks that NFTs are inherently a BAD THING then it may be more accurate to say that it is a bad thing that humans are easily persuaded to acquire shiny things and things they think will rise in value.
If so, the problem lies in human nature.
Energy expense of NFTs is not covered in the article.