Can you blame them? If I gave someone a photo and then they offered to give me $1,000 if I also would write down a unique number I totally would write down a randon number and get my grand.
peopleproblems@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I find it fascinating that NFTs were supposed to be a proof-of-ownership technology, but because people are stupid & greedy made pictures to sell with it
Emerald@lemmy.world 1 year ago
SlopppyEngineer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
It always reminds me of those certificates for owning a piece of the moon.
Syndic@feddit.de 1 year ago
Because it’s pretty much the same.
At the very core ownership that isn’t recognised by the state is meaningless. So that ape picture? No one really cares about some guy claiming to own it because they have control over the token. As long as it’s on the internet everyone can just copy it and there’s no authority caring about it one bit since NFT isn’t recognised as for example copyright is.
Even when it comes to stuff like items in games, these also are only worth anything as long as the publisher of the game recognises your claim to it! And even if they did recognise it, there’s absolutely nothing preventing them from changing their minds later. Simply because they create the game however they like and have 100% control over it’s development.
deadlyduplicate@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Except it’s not ownership, it is digital rights management. Right now DRM is handled by private corporations, not the state, and it generally is anti-consumer. NFTs could be used for DRM in a more pro consumer way.
magnusrufus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That all hinges on a pretty big “could”.
Syndic@feddit.de 1 year ago
Only if the companies in charge would allow that. And they really have zero incentive to do so. The way it currently is, is way more profitable for them.