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by a1369209993 1936 days ago
> Who cares who owns the Mona Lisa, when I can see it online better than I can in real life (infrared imagery, x-ray scan)

Exactly. The only things canonical-physical artworks are good for are conspicuous consumption/bragging rights and money laundering(/other money-laundering-adjactent activities).

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And the bragging typically manifests by hanging the physical work on the walls of your home(s) so your guests can view it and be impressed as if they're at a museum or gallery. I'm wondering how the bragging rights for NFTs will manifest... 25 OLED screens decorating my walls with jpegs?