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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, I heard about most of the supposed uses in the 10 paragraphs you wrote. Anyway, since none of those came to pass, and instead a bunch or people went bankrupt buying pictures of monkeys, I'd say the usefulness of NFTs has been determined.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You know, when reddit first started, no one minded long replies, in fact they were considered a mark of excellence and understanding. Long, accurate replies were almost always the top comment in non-meme subs.

Then smart phones became popular and every idiot gained access to the web

Suddenly, around 2012, you started seeing comments disparaging long replies as being 'nerdy' or 'tryhard'. On FUCKING reddit, the HOME of the nerds!

It was a real emotional whiplash to me for a place that once welcomed detailed discussion to start mocking users for creating quality reply content

That's when I realized the internet was fucked because of people like you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

You know, when reddit first started, no one minded long replies, in fact they were considered a mark of excellence and understanding.

First of all, thank you for this. It is quite possibly the funniest sentence I've ever read on the internet, and I will be laughing at it for the rest of the day. The gamatical errors really give it an extra layer. Absolute perfection.

Second, quantity isn't quality, especially when it comes to writing. If it was, editor wouldn't be a job. The length of your comment doesn't change the fact that it is mostly pro-NFT arguments I heard in 2023, none of which materialized. Oh, NFTs could give you instant access to an apartment? That's super helpful in a world where lockboxes don't exist!

Finally, despite your assumption, I don't actually think long comments are bad; I just left a very long comment to someone who said something that was actually interesting. You also assumed I was insulting NFTs because I, "just like shitting on things other people designate as safe to shit on." But I actually didn't insult NFTs, I just pointed out that it bankrupted a bunch of crypto-bros. Which isn't an opinion, its just a thing that happened. If you want to know what I actually think of NFTs, I answered that when I replied to the more interesting commenter. You're welcome to go read it instead of making incorrect assumptions.

Anyway, if you don't like the quality of the replies you're getting, maybe consider the quality of the comments you're leaving. Maybe you shouldn't expect someone to listen to you or engage with you in good faith when you start off by insulting them. Maybe the problem is you, not everyone else.