When the Stagnation Goes Virtual
&gt; ... the NFT community is not interested in remaining a subculture. NFT community leaders believe that they are just early to understand that the future lies in virtual worlds, and that normies will embrace the metaverse in good time.<p>An alternative explanation is that they _are_ the normies who have bought into the techno-grift in exchange for social status in a small community of believers.<p>&gt; Like, right now, if I have a sword in a video game, I only have it in one game. But if we had a metaverse, then I could take it anywhere, and it would still be mine. And maybe it’s like, the only sword in the whole world that could kill a certain monster. That would be really cool.<p>The idea that game companies will allow players to share resources between games with NFTs is both technically questionable and financially absurd.<p>---<p>If you can spare the time, I highly recommend watching Line Goes Up - The Problem with NFTs: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g</a> . It&#x27;s a bit long-winded, and I suspect I&#x27;m preaching to the choir regardless, but it&#x27;s worth it.