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musicalphysics@discuss.online ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  NFTs are stupid. Provenance only matters when it comes to the ownership of art. For the real purpose of art, the viewing and appreciation of art, it doesn’t matter at all.

  For digital art, provenance only matters if someone wants to create artificial scarcity by applying intellectual property laws to art. Trying to make digital things artificially scarce is stupid.

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  • musicalphysics@discuss.online ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Of course provenance matters in appreciation of art. Do museums put up fake artwork or do they only try and show actual pieces from the artist.

    People who buy art absolutely care if the artwork they paid for is genuine. Collectors absolutely care if they can prove they own something that others don’t.

    Sure, if you don’t care about artists getting paid at all, or you don’t care about authenticity, then NFTs aren’t for you.

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    • merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Of course provenance matters in appreciation of art.

      Of course it doesn’t. Do you need to know who painted something, and who owned it, to know whether you like it or not?

      People who buy art absolutely care if the artwork they paid for is genuine. Collectors absolutely care if they can prove they own something that others don’t.

      Yes, and fuck those people.

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      • musicalphysics@discuss.online ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        If a museum advertises a Picasso but it is fraudulent most people would consider that a bad thing.

        I care about artists getting paid. Sure, hate collectors all you want, but getting rid of them reduces the purchases artists do get.

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