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I agree, cryptocurrencies and nfts are built on FOSS and CO-OP philosophy, thats what it is all about. But I also dont think we should continue sacrificing artists and musicians for a vision of a star-trek post-scarcity world that doesnt exist (yet/ever?).

I think a lot of the backlash against nfts(and crypto in general) is that people have an abusive relationship to money, it is a point of pain and stress in everyones lives. So the idea of bringing that financialization and tokenization into more of our lives feels wrong. But the problem is we are already suffering under the system that does exists, with other people profiting off it. Doesn't it make sense to build systems for collective ownership, for supporting public goods, and for paying people for the work (art,music,foss) they do. Maybe it wont work. maybe it will be co-opted by others. Maybe it will be better. Cant we at least try without a hysterical group calling us scammers and thieves in a new anti-nft article every single day. because they read some other bad take and made assumptions about "the kind of people involved".

It doesnt go unnoticed that the critics seem to be offering nothing more than "we can already pay for art". Great. Such a useful response. Thats going shift power in the world. Keep things as they are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy6VMDXB2SQ