[readthenotes1]

"NFTs are status, identity, community, self-expression, access and more."

Always wondered why someone would pay a lot money for a bunch of pixels. Status and attention-serking (aka identity) are pretty strong drivers

[BoorishBears]

NFTs got much bigger than they could if it was just people who believe in the mission, just like Bitcoin

Speculation was the main driver for most people once the prices started going exponential