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I did the nft thing. I'm in the black. I tell people not to get into nfts... And if you do only do it for the art, not to make money. There are plenty of dead or free NFTs out there that cost you nothing.
There are some really cool small projects out there with really interesting art... However, the mainstream only sees these fugly PFPs and all of the genuinely interesting stuff is buried because crypto bros don't pump it.
A project I find interesting is "Loot" - it has its own ecosphere - it's a just a series of inventory lists, but it serves as a background for other projects to build on. It's not that the art is good - it's literally white text on a black background - but the concept is interesting. Banners, Loot Explorers, Abstract loot are 3 projects I can think ff off hand
And before anyone comes in and responds "well I could do that" - yeah you could, but you didn't, so yeah.
NFTs as they were presented are bullshit. I think there are more problems than solutions, however, I have seen some of the coolest digital art in this space.
If you want to chat more about the art side of things, hmu. I'm not interested in talking about eth or bitcoin or cryptocurrency - but I can help you find cool interesting projects that are working to try new things other than dumb looking monkeys.
This reads like a sponsored post
Please do not buy any NFTs. I was providing examples of things I liked. I am fully aware of how gross crypto is. I don't do it anymore - I don't like that I left other people holding the bag and made money.
If I knew what I know now, I wouldn't have done what I did. I bought hype, but I also sold it.
I still thinkbthere is cool art in this space, but I don't think anyone should engage in it beyond free things.