I really like this question and the challenge of answering it. I believe what makes NFTs different is a transformative vision of a future that true believers find inspiring and achievable. In their eyes, the current speculative bubble is a mechanism for growing something enduringhttps://twitter.com/AriDrennen/status/1450652779198910465 …
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A good analogy to NFT believers are the people who are really into colonizing Mars. You can argue with them on the technical demerits of their project (no air, far away, all our stuff is here, slow internet), but you're not really getting to the heart of their belief system.
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People want to colonize Mars because they (pick one) want to live out a libertarian fantasy, have deep anxieties about human extinction, want humanity to take over the galaxy, want a fresh start in Year Zero without all the baggage that comes with life on Earth, you name it.
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Like the singularity/superintelligence subculture that came before it, both the Martians and the NFT people have an apocalyptic vision of a future where things are fundamentally different. I mean apocalypse not as the end of the world, but that all is swept away and starts afresh
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Argh,
@Pinboard I love you, but you're so wrong here. It's the opposite. People want to colonize Mars because they are *optimistic*. Because it seems like it would be awesome to get out there and see it! Because it would be amazing if humans could overcome those challenges.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
Please don't get thrown off by my use of 'apocalyptic'. I mean it here in the sense of starting afresh, sweeping out the old, humanity no longer needing to crawl and learning to walk and reach for the stars, etc. I think it's a deeply optimistic vision, although I don't share it.
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