@matrix Status symbols, basically the same reason people buy Teslas despite them being dogshit cars crippled by EULAs
@matrix artists are starting to expect nft prices for commissions
@Moon They would be stupid if they don't jump on that trend.
@matrix I don't blame them one bit.
@lebronjames75 @Moon @matrix the absurd thing is that people still did it because they love art so much. I'm happy that there's now a better way to make their product marketable.
@lebronjames75
Definitely. My first commission cost 25000 Yen and I was like: oof, that quite a lot, but then I realized that's just $220 and it took 6 days to deliver. They definitely didn't work on it that long since it's not their only source of income, but that's still only like $1000 a month and they were the ones on the more expensive side.
@Moon
@matrix Recently I've started to believe that NFTs are just the cryptobro equivalent of Modern Art Auctions, in that their primary purpose is money laundering.
@matrix Because the people doing actual art comms are artists and the people making NFTs are money launderers and gamblers.
Please somebody explain to me how I can commission an artist to draw a sketch of a character for like $30, but shitty avatars or photoshops sell as NFTs for thousands if not millions of dollars.