Line Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs
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Dan Olson's roughly two-hour video essay critiques NFTs, cryptocurrency, and Web3, covering their technical, economic, and ideological flaws. It is heavily sourced and ends with the advice to ask whether a project needs crypto to work.
Why HN recommends it: It is the go-to long-form critique of crypto that HN commenters recommend whenever skeptics ask for a thorough, well-researched takedown.
“probably the most detailed and incisive critique of cryptocurrency and NFTs that I've seen” Read on HN ↗