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TL;DR: to NFTs and eSports

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[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 year ago (4 children)

players are able to claim an “officially licensed, commemorative Paris 2024 NFT Digital Pin.”

Oh sweet an official Olympics digital pin that I can pay real money for and no one else can just view for free whenever they want! Oh wait... Here's one someone paid $200 for.

https://files.catbox.moe/gqcir5.mp4

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You wouldn’t download an NFT.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Too late. I downloaded this one. Take me to NFT jail.

[–] Toes@ani.social 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I remember when NFTs first appeared. I misunderstood their purpose thinking they were a clever way to transfer intellectual property rights for something. Only to later learn that it's basically poop, completely worthless.

[–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it's a cool idea with awful implementations. Rather than turning the idea into a solution for something existing, everyone and their mother decided to create a fake problem instead.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

And thus the problem with every make company and AI right now.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

they were a clever way to transfer intellectual property rights for something.

NFTs are a clever way to transfer intellectual property rights for something.

It's just that the something is worthless... And IP is imaginary.

[–] SecretSauces@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like how it's a digital picture of a physical pin, so it still has the bits in the back as if anyone can just put it on their lapel or backpack.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah I can't help think the design and calling it a pin is all just a trick to scan people who don't know what an NFT is.

[–] TheMirkMan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would love to have a metal physical one

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Best I can do is $200 for a link to the gif.

[–] chetradley@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow that actually looks really cool. Now, how much do I owe you?

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

That'll be $200