[pavlov]

Except for that whole “some communities groups on the site are NFT gated” part, which means that you must first buy a cryptocurrency to buy the NFT.

It’s just like a “free to play” game that will upsell you on in-app purchases at every opportunity. I can’t imagine anyone wants their reading experience to be more like that.

“Web3” really just means “the worst upsell shit from mobile gaming, in every aspect of your life — with the extra bonus that you get to risk losing your money on a scammy crypto exchange!”

[DANmode]

You can also be given access NFTs, no different than someone would give you the password of a speakeasy.

[remram]

Isn't an "admit one" ticket the very definition of fungible?

[EGreg]

I don’t get it, Web2 constantly upsells you on stuff and HN complains, but doesn’t blame the underlying technology.

But far be it for someone to store their private keys in a wallet and sign transactions on their own behalf! Nooooo, that has no real applications!