As humourous as some of these stories are, I don't think retelling of an un-credible Reddit post belongs on HN.
Yeah, I have my doubts this is not a giant troll post on Reddit that people love to get outraged about. looks silly a week later when the truth emerges.
As absurd as I find NFTs, I can't help but be skeptical of how true Reddit posts like this are. It's a great story, but... yeah...
Though at the same time, the story itself is quite plausible and using Hanlon's razor "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
That was certainly my feeling too when I read it. I thought the simpson's bowling ball analogy was quite apt. He wanted it for himself more than for her I think.