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minus-squareNightAuthor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·1 year agoThe “jpeg” take is so stupid it hurts. Sure NFT art is maybe not a great idea, but it’s no where near as simple as people make it out to be. https://youtu.be/451V-lBLfuo
minus-squaregaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoYou’re absolutely right, it isnt that simple. It’s a very needlessly complex and wasteful process to… produce a receipt for a transaction.
minus-squareNightAuthor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoA joke around the true nature of this complicated receipt I could get behind. At least it would be based on an actual understanding of the tech. Also, not so wasteful now that ethereum has gone to proof of stake.
The “jpeg” take is so stupid it hurts. Sure NFT art is maybe not a great idea, but it’s no where near as simple as people make it out to be.
https://youtu.be/451V-lBLfuo
You’re absolutely right, it isnt that simple. It’s a very needlessly complex and wasteful process to… produce a receipt for a transaction.
A joke around the true nature of this complicated receipt I could get behind. At least it would be based on an actual understanding of the tech.
Also, not so wasteful now that ethereum has gone to proof of stake.