• explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    But where specifically does it help to not have approved central servers?

    Wouldn’t entertainment venues rather retain full control? How would we get out from under Ticketmaster’s monopoly? If the government can just seize property, then why would we ask anyone else who owns a plot of land?

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      4 days ago

      Wouldn’t entertainment venues rather retain full control?

      Pretty sure ticketmaster has all the control.

      How would we get out from under Ticketmaster’s monopoly?

      Using a decentralized and open network (aka NFTs).

      If the government can just seize property, then why would we ask anyone else who owns a plot of land?

      It’s not about using NFTs to seize land. It’s more that governments are terrible at keeping records. Moving proof of ownership to an open and decentralized network could be an improvement.

      FWIW I think capitalism with destroy the planet with or without NFTs. But it’s fairly obtuse to deny that NFTs could disintermediate a variety of centralized cartels.

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        How would we get out from under Ticketmaster’s monopoly?

        Using a decentralized and open network (aka NFTs).

        Sorry to be obtuse, but could you break this down some more? How does the replacement being decentralized and open help against TM’s anti-competitive practices?