Wonderful write up, mate!! you have highlighted some good points and posed some good questions too. There are things that are wrong and biased, whether it's with marketplaces or collectors and while this thing does seem like built around art and artists, its not really about art or I must say your Art is "secondary" in this "game".
Enjoyed reading the article, bro!! Hope to see more from you!! :))
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