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To: mykroar

NFT is a way for content creators to publicly certify “this file is the definitive image/video/music/book/etc” and “who owns it”. Important when copying & editing is trivial, and people care about which instance is definitive.


18 posted on 04/27/2021 1:55:46 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (The claim of consensus is the first refuge of scoundrels.)
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To: ctdonath2

“and people care about which instance is definitive”

There’s the rub. In the digital age where copying & editing is trivial, few people really care which instance is definitive, and that percentage is going to keep shrinking.

I figure this is just a stopgap measure to try to hold back the inevitable change that the technology is bringing but it’s doomed to fail.


28 posted on 04/27/2021 3:15:09 PM PDT by Boogieman
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