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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 8548583" data-attributes="member: 18182">I'm not frustrated with folks who think NFTs are bad news, or even have the opinion that they are scams. There's been a lot of good posts in the various threads on this explaining the problems with NFTs, and why some folks are of the opinion the entire category is scammy. I don't agree with that position, but I can respect those who arrived at it logically.But there are a LOT of posts in these threads that are super emotional about it, name-calling me and others who disagree, and yes, over-reacting to something that just doesn't have much impact on most folks. It's the insistence that, because I and others disagree, we're more than WRONG, we're fools, we're apologists, we're naive or ignorant, we're sealions . . . yadda yadda.I may have missed a post, but I haven't seen any evidence at all that the Chaosium/VeVe partnership is scammy or dishonest in any way, shape, or form. A stupid product idea? Sure. I provided a link to an article about an independent pair of artists who leveraged NFTs of their own cartoon ducks to save their home (<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/24/couple-earned-nearly-120000-dollars-in-6-hours-selling-nfts.html" target="_blank">Dastardly Ducks</a>) . . . I might not have the full story on that one, but again, it seems NFTs can be used for something other than evil, but good artists promoting their own art. No one addressed that one directly (or if so, I missed it).Anyway . . . I'm not going to be purchasing any NFTs anytime soon, and I'm not super worried about anyone else doing so. Anyone thinking about purchasing an NFT should definitely educate themselves about the issues with the tech, and read the fine print on whatever deal they are thinking about . . . . but if they go in with open eyes, purchase a digital Cthulhu statue to display on their augmented reality lawn, and are happy with that purchase . . . . I've got no issues with Chaosium and VeVe providing that service. The calls for boycotts I find overwrought (but, hey, fair enough), especially the voices who are demanding a firmer anti-NFT stance from Chaosium before ending their boycott . . . .</blockquote>

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