I’m not saying most #NFTs are scams operated by grifters and money launderers. I’m just saying Melania Trump is launching an #NFT.
— Richard Hine (@richardhine) December 16, 2021
Alexandra Petri, at the Washington Post — “Melania Trump’s new NFT is the perfect holiday g(r)ift”:
… From the family that bought you An Organization That Will Give Some Undetermined Amount of Money to Children’s Cancer, But Mostly Won’t, and the malign, sentient random-word generator that produces all headlines now, comes: Melania Trump’s New NFT Platform!
Do you want to give to a charity, but not too much? Do you understand NFTs, but not too much? Well, rest easy: “Melania Trump is pleased to announce the Melania Trump non-fungible token (NFT) platform, which will release NFTs in regular intervals exclusively on MelaniaTrump.com.”…
You know, initially I was a little worried there might be something not entirely aboveboard about Melania Trump’s new NFT venture, which also claims it will somehow provide children from foster care with computer science skills. (Are the NFT platform programmers children? I assume they aren’t, but also this is not not how you would word it if you were trying to discreetly inform the public that your programmers are children.) But now that I know they are selling amulets, I am utterly reassured!…
“A portion of the proceeds” (definitely doesn’t need to be more specific!) “will assist children aging out of the foster care system by way of economic empowerment and with expanded access to resources needed to excel in the fields of computer science and technology.” Once again, I do not think, from the way this is worded, that you can rule out that Melania Trump has hired a specific child as her computer programmer and this is how she is describing paying their salary and letting them use a computer to set up her website…
At least it doesn’t seem to be as heinously ugly as those Bored Ape thingies…
Resale royalty 100%? Lmao pic.twitter.com/6TRr7nwbI3
— Funk S◎L Brother ☀️ (@witheredwizard) December 16, 2021
Who knew Kenau Reeves would turn out to be the smart one?
Keanu Reeves’ reaction to this question about NFTs is priceless.pic.twitter.com/xlDnaZo8Og
— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) December 10, 2021
Actual king shit pic.twitter.com/G32PLC6HHH
— BENJI ???? / Holiday patrol (@AllNewBenji) December 14, 2021
nfts didn’t even exist a year ago i think people can probably still live a more or less full life without spending $400,000 on a hideous ape jpg
— flglmn (@flglmn) December 16, 2021
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