NFTs, the Metaverse and the Future of Digital Art | Elizabeth Strickler | TED

In need of a brief yet illuminating lesson on the obsession with NFTs? Elizabeth Strickler breaks down the acronym and explains the fundamentals of non-fungible tokens, sharing how these digital assets are changing the landscape for artists and content creators looking to cash in on their creations -- in and out of the metaverse.

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[kopasz]

This video is like when a sales person tries to explain a technology to engineers.

[KrazyKain]

I watched this to see if there was anything about NFTs other than "Finance bros can find fools to sell too and make lots of money" and all she did say that in lots of different ways.

[mercury]

"Gone are the days of the internet being a giant copying machine, of intermediaries taking a larger cut than the creators and of artists not recieving royalties."

If anything the problem has only gotten worse! Thousands of artists have their work stolen daily and their audiences scammed due to these NFTs. If anything the intermediaries thrive whilst the artists suffer more these days

[williamp]

I am glad that she gave such an insightful discussion of NFTs and the Metaverse. I fully understand what crap it is now.

[Sepp_Tember]

The title of this video should be: "Scams, scams and the future of digital scams."

[bobonaqa]

I have a chrome extension and this video has 70% dislikes lol

[noahdavis]

NFTs are absolutely awful for the digital art community.

[TobyLegion]

Remember TEDx are licensed.
And not as well regulated as they want to make you belief.
This isn't a conference with an open discussion, this is a sales pitch.
You are basically watching a commercial.
A comicly desperate commercial.

[PRO]

I cannot stress this enough -- Please do your due diligence before deciding to invest in an NFT. Not all NFT projects are credible and profitable.

[Urelasir]

If you want to really know what NFTs are, check Folding ideas video on it.

[de_dorf]

Their is so much wrong with this video, This video definitely missed the hype on NFT's by a couple of months, The amount of people who actually buy NFT's is incredibly low when in comparison to people who own Crypto. Many people has come to despise NFT's with the amount of scams that happen on a regular basis. Many game developers have come out against NFT's in theit games. Don't buy into this ship that has already sunk

[Xirpzy]

A physical item increases in value over time naturally for a variety of reasons. A digital code is static and only increases if you can convince a buyer to pay more. I wouldnt call that investment at all. Rarity alone isnt enough.

[casuallynxgaming]

You guys really uploaded it again after the bad reception you got the first time, uh? Thinking that this time would be different?

[davidmayer]

No ‘middleman’ ? How much did Christie’s make from the Beeple auction?

[vlad-igor]

This is tedx (ted-style event) not ted, it's different. Should've put that on the title.

[gabrielgomesbrito]

Is this what passes for a TED talk nowadays?

[DoublesC]

NFT bros look more and more like MLM moms xD

[MUNDAYtheth]

At this point it's like joining a cult after everyone already drank the poisoned Kool aid.

[syncope]

“We will spend more and more of our lives in the metaverse..” no thanks!

[yaseminisk]

This is a call to all the suckers! Jump in, we need you. We want get out with a profit.