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Re: Keanu Reeves Thinks NFTs Are a Joke

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Post by asddubs » Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 6:43 AM UTC

QuadrupleA wrote: post #23

Slow_Hand wrote: post #15

Nothing against Keanu Reeves, but why is his opinion about NFTs worthwhile news to anyone? The story isn't inconveniencing me in any way, so I should let it go and move with my life, but I can't help but feel that stories of this nature are nothing more than noise; useless, trashy noise that clogs our minds and doesn't add value to anyone other than a magazine editor who needs to cover SOMETHING for engagement's sake…

I think any takedown of crypto and NFTs is a benefit to society at this point, so I welcome whoever is debunking it.

sure, but you're also kind of setting the precedent that random famous people's opinion on things they have no expertise on matters, which probably isn't good for debunking things in the long run

Re: Keanu Reeves Thinks NFTs Are a Joke

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Post by tommica » Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 7:04 AM UTC

heybecker wrote: post #4

There is no spoon. Just a hash of a jpeg of a spoon on a blockchain.

Sometimes it's just a link to an image! So if the server goes bye-bye, then you have no spoon!

Re: Keanu Reeves Thinks NFTs Are a Joke

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Post by simonblack » Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 7:16 AM UTC

And he's right.

Re: Keanu Reeves Thinks NFTs Are a Joke

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Post by Apocryphon » Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 7:16 AM UTC

asddubs wrote: post #31

QuadrupleA wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think any takedown of crypto and NFTs is a benefit to society at this point, so I welcome whoever is debunking it.

sure, but you're also kind of setting the precedent that random famous people's opinion on things they have no expertise on matters, which probably isn't good for debunking things in the long run

If you can't trust Johnny Silverhand, who can you trust?

Re: Keanu Reeves Thinks NFTs Are a Joke

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Post by aquir » Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 8:06 AM UTC

Not just him...NFTs are a new way to spend money for useless things. At the other day one of the good podcasts the guys bought a new title theme/song and he said: this is the NFT that you are listening to! So you bought an NFT and not a theme song??? Just calling things differently?

Re: Keanu Reeves Thinks NFTs Are a Joke

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Post by dartharva » Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 8:23 AM UTC

Slow_Hand wrote: post #15

Nothing against Keanu Reeves, but why is his opinion about NFTs worthwhile news to anyone? The story isn't inconveniencing me in any way, so I should let it go and move with my life, but I can't help but feel that stories of this nature are nothing more than noise; useless, trashy noise that clogs our minds and doesn't add value to anyone other than a magazine editor who needs to cover SOMETHING for engagement's sake…

Keanu, or literally any famous celebrity's word has more impact solely because they are a celebrity. Much more people will be interested to know what he thinks than what you and I think about NFTs. It sure seems asinine considering he is no expert in the field, but that's just how it is. Fame trumps expertise when it comes to having your voice heard.

Re: Keanu Reeves Thinks NFTs Are a Joke

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Post by yenwel » Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 8:23 AM UTC

I do think NFTs are a bubble now. By investors that think that one NFT is worth the same as the next one minted while it is just the exact pointe that they are not interchangeable. You don't get a piece unique with significant history attached. Mondriaan, Van Gogh and Monet were innovators now it is just a deep learning gan style trick. I do see the value of NFT in asset tracking of unique pieces to provide transparency, fairness and safety in supply chains.

Re: Keanu Reeves Thinks NFTs Are a Joke

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Post by dartharva » Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 8:27 AM UTC

Probably not the right place to comment this but man, it was amusing to see Carrie-Anne just sitting there smiling silently for so long, while Keanu and the interviewer go into long engaging dialogues about things she apparently has no idea about.

An apt comment down below:

>Carrie-Ann Moss is every parent listening to their child talk about their cool new hobby.

Re: Keanu Reeves Thinks NFTs Are a Joke

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Post by lelanthran » Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 8:27 AM UTC

winddude wrote: post #9

NFTs are technically good, with strong fundamentals, and real world applications, the same way ICOs were. But the way they are used has been absolute shit, and nothing sort of utterly useless.

> NFTs are technically good, with strong fundamentals, and real world applications, the same way ICOs were. But the way they are used has been absolute shit, and nothing sort of utterly useless.

I keep thinking that all the use-cases for NFT's can be replaced with current digital certificate signing. Transferring something only needs signing with the private key, right?

What are the real-world use-cases for NFT that simple and existing PGP signing won't work for?

Re: Keanu Reeves Thinks NFTs Are a Joke

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Post by jollybean » Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 8:54 AM UTC

winddude wrote: post #9

NFTs are technically good, with strong fundamentals, and real world applications, the same way ICOs were. But the way they are used has been absolute shit, and nothing sort of utterly useless.

No, they make no sense at all, they are used as they were effectively designed.

That the technology is sound is not hugely relevant.

The commercial notion of NFT's is nonsensical.