> The Mona Lisa is valuable because literally everyone in the western world knows it.
While true, reproductions of the Mona Lisa would be far less valuable, even if they were indistinguishable.
While true, reproductions of the Mona Lisa would be far less valuable, even if they were indistinguishable.
We value the original.
We value the thing that represents that initial spark of something brand new in the world that latched itself in our collective consciousness. We value that because everyone else values it. It gives people a sense of awe to learn that you own an ORIGINAL Picasso. It's a display of wealth and power, but also tickles something deep and almost spiritual in the human mind.
I wouldn't be surprised if we learn to treat original NFTs the same way for digital art. Maybe first we need good ways of displaying our ownership of them.