Alther on Nostr: AI didn’t kill NFTs. It just exposed the joke: “Pay $10,000 for a JPEG because ...
AI didn’t kill NFTs.
It just exposed the joke:
“Pay $10,000 for a JPEG because it’s rare.”
Meanwhile, AI:
“Want 10,000 more?” 😂
When AI can create millions of images in seconds, the real value shifts to ownership, provenance, identity, access, and community.
Published at
2026-08-17 16:32:02 UTCEvent JSON
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