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A blast from the past (hexbear.net)

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

I know an artist that got super rich off of NFTs, she didn't own any or had anything to do with the crypto side she just made the "apes" though I think hers were mostly fairies. She's very good at the whole "industrial artist" gig. NFTs honestly seemed like a gold rush for people with the ability to navigate that space. She cleared half a million one year.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 days ago

catgirl-salute to your friend and her getting her bag from those NFT dorks

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

When Facebook was just starting out in 2005 an artist painted murals for them. He asked for $60,000. They offered the option taking Facebook stock instead. He took the stock. The following article was published in 2017.

How Facebook graffiti artist David Choe earned $200 million

It was a risky decision. As Choe told Stern, at that time “Facebook was a joke.” There was no guarantee that the business would amount to anything and his shares could wind up worthless. He took the stock. When Facebook went public at $38 a share in 2012, his stock options were worth $200 million, making him a bona fide multimillionaire. Today the common stock is at more than $171 per share.

Meta stock right now is $676.49.

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Is every single male even remotely connected to tech like this?...

Choe and his work have also been the subject of controversy. In June, a newly finished mural by Choe in New York City’s Bowery neighborhood was almost immediately tagged over, reportedly as protest against his alleged history of sexaul assault.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Fucking…. I don’t get it. It’s so easy to not sexually assault people. wtf is wrong with these men?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Whenever there's a story about tech and the man is notable at all - I need to remember to scroll to the bottom of the article to see if there are sexual abuse claims.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

Someone should make a browser extension for that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

It’s also easy to just do it and get away with it. Statistics on this speak a very clear language.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago

NFTs will be looked back upon as the golden age for scammers. If I went back in time and told P. T. Barnum about them, he'd weep tears of joy