[dfxm12]

Apart from being an obvious scam, NFTs are actively doing harm to the environment.

It's like people collecting/trading/selling Funko Pop figures, or most other collectibles. NFTs are pretty much captialism working as intended. Is scam the right word?

[UncleMeat]

Sort of? It is clear evidence that capitalism does not actually value productivity or improvement of the human condition, at the very least.

[qqii]

Was it supposed to? Humans aren't maximisers and a cursory glance at history finds that productivity and the human condition is often forgotten.

[UncleMeat]

I don't think it is supposed to. But I do think that a lot of people believe (falsely, in my opinion) that capitalism will produce the best outcomes. Identifying cases where that is clearly not the case can disabuse people of that idea.