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Artist share their work on Instagram, Tumblr, and tons of other social networks for free. Why do they do this? That doesn't make any more sense either.

About your question: hicetnunc.xyz is basically like Instagram but with an easy option to support the artist by buying their creations directly from them as a NFT. They can showcase their creations, get discovered, and make some money on top.

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> but with an easy option to support the artist by buying their creations directly from them as a NFT.

Why not buy directly from them without an NFT? What does the NFT bring to the table? Isn't what your describing what places like Etsy already do?

> Why do they do this? That doesn't make any more sense either.

If someone sees my work, they will buy an original piece. Or buy merch. Or buy a print. Or pay me to teach.

Or I think the main reason is that I like to make art and like people to see it. It makes me feel good for people to see and comment on my work.

as in any other space it is hard for most artists to get attention for the work that they doing. If you want to get attention you have to share some of you work for free. However, the images you see on those platforms are usually not high resolution and don't come with any usage rights. Those are then the things artists get paid for hopefully.

High resolution, usage rights, and, importantly, commissions. As with most things on the internet, furries have had this figured out for a long time.

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