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What, exactly, is an NFT? Without getting too into the weeds, an NFT–short for non-fungible token–is like an original piece of art in that it can be copied, scanned …
Obviously not, but my first thought on reading this is to wonder if today is April first instead of July 31.
I don't understand..
In reply to nocones :
It’s the latest thing for people with more money than brains
What a dumb Berkeleying idea. Just dumb.
I am pretty sure this is already known as: Gran Tourismo
And yes, this I suspect is mostly people with crap loads of bitcoin money trying to figure out how to spend it.
Separating people from their money is a full time job.
I'm not sure what's more insane: A real A80 Supra selling for $200,000 or a fake VW Beetle selling for $24.
Both cars will probably get driven exactly as much, so...
So it's like having a car in a video game... but there's no game?
I'm confused too.
I have plenty of friends who produce purely digital art that never exists in a physical space, and NFTs might be a real benefit to them when it comes to commissions and original works. I see them as a legit way for artists in emerging media to be able to protect and get paid for their works.
But as glorified trading cards of cars? Oof, yeah. Not sure we're there yet.
Now, maybe create some sort of social/interactive infrastructure around these limited-quantity digital products that encourages trading (think Pokemon Go, but for cars), and maybe we're getting somewhere.
No genius comment here. Either I'm really stupid or this idea is. Think I'm probably brighter than I look...
BlueInGreen - Jon said:So it's like having a car in a video game... but there's no game?
I'm confused too.
You're not confused.
And half of the economy...
I guess they are easier to fit in the garage.
If you buy one, you become the sole owner of that virtual car
If I give the neighbor kid a nickle for his crayon drawing of my favorite car I get the same thing.
This scheme confirms the old P.T. Barnum quote perfectly.
Excuse me, the Nigerian prince is on hold and I need to get back to him right away.
So let me get this straight, If I buy an imaginary car, nobody else can have it?
What about NFT's for true collector cars, where we can go in and purchase a portion. Like how a stock is partial ownership of a company. Whoever owns the largest percentage gets to park it at their garage.
They are selling you a thing that represents the idea of a car at a material cost of more pollution than an actual car would generate.
It is the most insane thing I've ever heard.
RichardSIA said:If you buy one, you become the sole owner of that virtual car
If I give the neighbor kid a nickle for his crayon drawing of my favorite car I get the same thing.
This scheme confirms the old P.T. Barnum quote perfectly.
Excuse me, the Nigerian prince is on hold and I need to get back to him right away.
If the kid is honest you actually get the drawing which I more than you get with "ownership" of an NFT.
One born every minute. 
nocones said:I don't understand..
No, you do understand. It's just a stupid idea.
GB said:What about NFT's for true collector cars, where we can go in and purchase a portion. Like how a stock is partial ownership of a company. Whoever owns the largest percentage gets to park it at their garage.
... but yeah, I do not get the virtual option.
I think we, as a like minded community, don't "get it" because we see cars as things to enjoy, through driving or using as a pallette to flex our creationary muscles on, or, when all the stars align and all the round tuits are delivered, both at the same time.
NFTs are things for people who get satisfaction from owning something. They are tulip bulbs, they are parakeet glands on a stick. They're "priceless art" that gets bought and stuck in an unlit storeroom somewhere.
I think things like NFT's are really just a secret way to study the relative intelligence of humans without letting the test subjects know it's a test. There is a database somewhere that you DO NOT want to be on.
Because we can monetize anything apparently. Any worse than betting on stocks to go up and down before the market opens (futures)?
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