You're missing the point completely and you have to take some time to think about it and let it roll around in your brain to start making sense of it. It took me a long time but now I fully believe. Including cryptopunks.
In real life, people wear rolexes. Why? You and I both know that a casio can tell time just as well as a Rolex. I don't know the difference between one model of Rolex from another, but some may cost 10k and some may cost 20k.
To those deep in the Rolex world, the difference is huge. They can tell right away.
Why do people wear rolexes? A casio is lighter and easier to tell time. But a Rolex. That's status. You're not SAYING you're rich, but you signal you're rich. Big difference. The former, people will scoff at. The latter, people may be impressed. And if you're in the Rolex world and you own the top of the line Rolex? Those in the know are even more impressed.
How does this translate online? How can you signal status online? In centralized systems like twitter, you just look at followers. But what if... you just now made a twitter account to talk about something you love, and you have no followers? How can you signal status to people you talk to that you deserve some clout?
Enter something like cryptopunks. People in the cryptospace use cryptopunks as their twitter pic. Those in the know realize that one cryptopunk does not equal another cryptopunk. Maybe yours has red hair and only 2 percent of cryptopunks have red hair. Maybe you know all red hair cryptopunks command a huge premium and cost tens of thousands of dollars.
They can verify in your wallet that you own that crypto punk.
You can move from one platform to another, with no followers, and suddenly, you have digital clout.
Mull it over for awhile.