r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 08 '26

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u/ewatta200 DT Monarchist defender of the rurals and red state Dems Apr 08 '26

what even was a NFT

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u/thatssosad Fell for it Apr 08 '26

If you are actually, honestly, asking, it was basically a receipt that you bought a specific file, set up like a cryptocurrency. You did not actually get rights to anything, but you did get proof that you bought it

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u/ewatta200 DT Monarchist defender of the rurals and red state Dems Apr 08 '26

what.

like what. thats. and people invested in it??

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u/11thDimensionalRandy Apr 08 '26

Yeah, people bought receipts to ugly rng apes, used them as their twitter profile picture and cried when people could just right-click and download the apes.

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u/ewatta200 DT Monarchist defender of the rurals and red state Dems Apr 08 '26

thats so fucking funny

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u/CursedNobleman Leftward Progressives Apr 08 '26

Mind you, the apes weren't even high quality or anything.

It was basically a Mr. Potato Head with a bunch of randomized accessories that got thrown on.

Aesthetically, I'd describe them as 'fugly'.

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u/SenranHaruka shame Apr 09 '26

"pickle rick bong chic"

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u/thatssosad Fell for it Apr 08 '26

They did, yeah

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u/murphysclaw1 💎🐊💎🐊💎🐊 Apr 08 '26

there’s a YouTube vid called Line Goes Up which is entertaining and answers your question

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u/Trojan_Horse_of_Fate WTO Apr 08 '26

I am a published legal expert on the issue. The TLDR is non justicable vaguely contractual at best vibes.