The Case Against NFTShowroom (For Now): I Made An NFT So Why Am I Not Rich? Part 2.

Let me start by saying that NFT Showroom is a really cool idea. It opens up Hive's ability to showcase their own microcosm of the NFT craze, which is currently skyrocketing.

BUT, (I've been told that everything before the word "but" is usually bullshit, which may or may not be the case here.)

I don't know if it's the place I want to post my art.

"Well who the fuck are you anyway?", you might be asking.

I'm a nobody. It's not like the NFT world would be beating down my door for anything. I posted a (mostly) low effort drawing onto Opensea to see what the results would be.

Newsflash: I'm still not a hundred-aire.

Here's the problem:

You have to be "whitelisted".

Crypto is the fucking Wild West. Guns are slinging and little Sammy Shitcoin is getting left stuck with a bag every-single-day. I'm pouring one out for my dead homies who bought Bitconnect as we speak.

I understand why a website like this would want some integrity baked in to their platform. The art world has in the past been considered high brow. At it's spirit though, crypto is very egalitarian. Something about gatekeeping the website, even while it is in "alpha", doesn't seem to be conducive with that culture.

How long is "alpha" by the way? Are we talking Steem-level "beta" testing (:sadface:)? You know, the one that still seems to be going on this very day?

Also, maybe I don't want to share my social media, DM people, provide a portfolio, send in a sample of my DNA, pull my right incisor to prove I'm real (word up to Hive account@elliotjgardner), and sacrifice my cat to prove myself worthy of posting. Like you can see if I've been an active member on Hive, my reputation, every transaction I've broadcasted on my profile. Shouldn't those be the central metrics in the decision making process? I mean this is very Hive specific.

I know for this Blockchain to thrive we need to branch out and create quality products. As of right now though it's hard to argue that anything in the crypto ecosystem can even share the stage with the level of success that NFTs have had on Ethereum. Quite frankly, I don't see the stars aligning and me hitting a jackpot on NFT Showroom. I probably wouldn't make a sale there either, but the odds of making that astronomical level wealth from an NFT sale on Hive are almost nil.

The current price of the average sale on NFT Showroom is approximately 43 Hive. That's rounded up by the way. It's a really cool way to earn some revenue, but not exactly something to write home about.

Do I have hope that things will change for NFT Showroom? Absolutely.

I think there would be so much more success if we made it accessible and inexpensive to sell NFTs on our blockchain. Isn't that what Hive is all about?

There will be plagiarism/theft of intellectual property. That's almost certain.

Shouldn't the responsibility be placed on the buyer to ensure the legitimacy of the product they're buying? Free markets, and all that jazz.

I remember being in middle school and my mother bought me a pair of counterfeit jeans for school. I was initially proud of those Tommy Hillfingers. (Yes, I said fingers. They were that poorly counterfeited.) Some people aren't going to care if their NFT is "fake". That's really on them. I'm not one to tell others how to spend their hard(ly) earned magic internet money.

I think NFT Showroom will eventually come around and do the right thing. For now though, it's a pass for me dog.

Am I being crazy about this?

Let me know in the comments below.