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The Olympics has moved on from Mario and Sonic (www.theverge.com)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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TL;DR: to NFTs and eSports

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[–] jballs 37 points 3 months ago (4 children)

players are able to claim an “officially licensed, commemorative Paris 2024 NFT Digital Pin.”

Oh sweet an official Olympics digital pin that I can pay real money for and no one else can just view for free whenever they want! Oh wait... Here's one someone paid $200 for.

https://files.catbox.moe/gqcir5.mp4

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You wouldn’t download an NFT.

[–] jballs 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Too late. I downloaded this one. Take me to NFT jail.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I remember when NFTs first appeared. I misunderstood their purpose thinking they were a clever way to transfer intellectual property rights for something. Only to later learn that it's basically poop, completely worthless.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think it's a cool idea with awful implementations. Rather than turning the idea into a solution for something existing, everyone and their mother decided to create a fake problem instead.

[–] jballs 1 points 3 months ago

And thus the problem with every make company and AI right now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

they were a clever way to transfer intellectual property rights for something.

NFTs are a clever way to transfer intellectual property rights for something.

It's just that the something is worthless... And IP is imaginary.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I like how it's a digital picture of a physical pin, so it still has the bits in the back as if anyone can just put it on their lapel or backpack.

[–] jballs 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah I can't help think the design and calling it a pin is all just a trick to scan people who don't know what an NFT is.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I would love to have a metal physical one

[–] jballs 1 points 3 months ago

Best I can do is $200 for a link to the gif.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wow that actually looks really cool. Now, how much do I owe you?

[–] jballs 2 points 3 months ago

That'll be $200