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Paul Graham on NFTs

13 pointsby jonathan-adlyover 3 years ago

12 comments

version_fiveover 3 years ago
<p><pre><code> NFTs can be used for so many different things that you&#x27;re inviting history to make a fool of you if you dismiss them. Even if I were sure that most current uses of NFTs were bogus, I&#x27;d never dare to say that all possible uses were. </code></pre> You can say that about anything, it begs the question of what to prioritize.
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rvzover 3 years ago
&gt; NFTs can be used for so many different things that you&#x27;re inviting history to make a fool of you if you dismiss them. [0]<p>Yes. One of those uses is domain names on the blockchain, which that is the only valid use-case for NFTs, just like ENS.<p>&gt; Even if I were sure that most current uses of NFTs were bogus, I&#x27;d never dare to say that all possible uses were.<p>The most important word in this sentence is <i>&#x27;current&#x27;</i>. Currently, 90% of these NFTs projects are useless JPEGs, but 10% of these NFT projects have a use-case and ENS is probably part of that 10%.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ens.domains" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ens.domains</a>
MattGaiserover 3 years ago
When people speak of them dismissively, is it really the tech that they are dismissing or the investment value of various NFT art&#x2F;cards?
coldteaover 3 years ago
&gt;<i>NFTs can be used for so many different things that you&#x27;re inviting history to make a fool of you if you dismiss them. Even if I were sure that most current uses of NFTs were bogus, I&#x27;d never dare to say that all possible uses were.</i><p>Doesn&#x27;t matter, can we condemn all current uses and be done with them?<p>Then we can applaud those future legit uses once they arrive...
codeptualizeover 3 years ago
Imo besides the point. I think for most it&#x27;s not about the tech but the overhyped bubble ponzi sauce that&#x27;s poured on top of that interesting tech.<p>I would love to see more useful applications, but so far it has been sparse.
AsyncBananaover 3 years ago
True, although people need to make green NFTs more mainstream if they want NFTs to be more supported.
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aNoob7000over 3 years ago
Maybe I&#x27;m getting old and cranky, but I feel like I&#x27;m getting the hard sell with NFTs, cryptocoins,and the metaverse. I wish we could go a month without hearing about the wonderful revolution these technologies are going to bring us.
mdrznover 3 years ago
Just like cryptos, the idea is good, the use we&#x27;re doing so far is bogus.
picturover 3 years ago
nowadays every crappy technology is always defended with this argument. I&#x27;m sorry, but one should not stop calling shitty things shit.
igammaraysover 3 years ago
It is just as foolish NOT to dismiss ideas that can waste your time.
YaBommover 3 years ago
If at least NFTs gave you copyright...
igammaraysover 3 years ago
This is a truism, a platitude that can be said about anything. Can even be used to argue the opposite - history could make a fool of PG&#x27;s tweet. I&#x27;d like to hear technical or social arguments for what makes this &quot;thing&quot; called NFTs useful or special, not &quot;just wait and see&quot; arguments. Almost lost my decade long respect for PG in a single tweet.