"AI is bad because NFTs" argument draws backlash: every new tech will be compared to NFTs forever
max_paperclips · x · 2026-10-19
maxpaperclips pushes back on the "AI bad because NFTs" argument, quoting artist Kenney's take that creators were force-fed NFTs, metaverse, and blockchain before AI. He argues every new technology will now be framed as "NFTs all over again," and anyone who can't see the flaw in that parallel is too biased to engage with.
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