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Am confused by this too

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Mar 2, 2021

When an NFT is just an image, and you can screenshot that image and share it, what is the point of owning it? I understand a physical piece of art, I struggle with digital. It's like owning the digital "original pressing" of Abbey Road, when anyone can listen to it on Spotify.

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Tyler Alterman

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Mar 3, 2021

Except without the scarcity of the actual aesthetic item. Limited edition prints are limited in prints. NFTs can be copied endlessly.

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I can buy a mona lisa replica

5:31 PM · Mar 3, 2021

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As someone that is very pro-blockchain but still not totally grokking the art-NFT hype, this is the best explanation I've seen so far:

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It's money, with art on it. Putting art on it makes each piece of this kind of money able to have its own value. This is similar to printing the number "5" or "20" on a piece of money, but more beautiful, unique, and tied to how it stirs the human soul.

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Now I feel like I get it, thanks