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“Right Click Save”
One of the most sophomoric criticisms of NFTs is what’s known as “right-click save”. Critics argue that NFTs have no value because as digital files, it’s easy for anyone to copy them and represent themselves as the owner.
This argument is deeply flawed, of course, as there are thousands of reproductions of the Mona Lisa, but this doesn’t diminish the value of the original. In fact, there’s plenty of evidence to argue the opposite – the more a piece of art is counterfeited, the more valuable it becomes.
Moreover, as tools for verification mature – such as Twitter’s new feature that displays a “hex” when NFTs are authentic – it will soon be even easier to spot fake NFTs (much easier, in fact, than for traditional art or luxury goods).
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