What is nft? I have zero knowledge about this subject, tried to google but won't understand, so please could you explain like I'm five? Why is it a problem? I'm 100 % positive Jere has no idea either.
hi!! i'll give you a quick explaination and then link a video to watch
Non-fungible tokens, or N//FT's for short (censoring to avoid bots flooding to this post) are a digital asset stored on a big public online database called the blockchain. they are, in theory, completely individual and cannot be replicated as they are authenticated on the blockchain with their own unique ID - think of it like a certificate of authentication for a piece of art - except the art is on a screen and basically anyone can take a screenshot of it.
the main issues people have with them are
1) their environmental impact. the servers used to run the blockchain use huge amounts of power and energy resulting in large unnecessary co2 emissions. purchasing, transferring and holding of N//FTs is all part of this. while there are ways to lessen this, it is unclear whether the system kollekt uses utilises them - and doesnt change the fact that the best way to avoid the environmental impact of N//FTs is to not use them at all.
2) the financial impact. not totally applicable to this as it is a free raffle, but most N//FTs, at this point are basically worthless. paired with the fact that they are usually bought with cryptocurrency - which is very unregulated in many places including where I am in the UK - means that the purchasing of N//FTs is a huge financial risk.
this is a very long but very informative video that goes more in depth with most of the issues:
youtube
and i do agree that it seems to be a lack of oversight - as far as i can tell the raffle has been taken down so i suspect the company they worked with wasn't 100% transparent - which, with something as unregulated and with as poor a reputation as N//FTs - doesn't surprise me
why is jere tryna give us n//fts without properly disclosing it.
i have messaged mikke (which was.. very surreal) and he said its not an nft, just a raffle, but asked for screenshots. which is probably a good thing bc the website very much suggests otherwise
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