The creator attribution ratio

To state the obvious, attribution matters to creators of all kinds — scientists, writers, YouTube stars, etc — for the same reason. The better they can capture the value they created in the past, the more value they can create in the future.

Lately I find that people fall into one of two camps when talking about NFTs:

Let’s imagine how perfect attribution for these essays would look. In that perfect world if somebody read Sari’s essay and was inspired to create a company, and that company made billions of dollars, Sari would get a cut. So would the people that inspired Sari’s writing. If the essay helped Sari land a new amazing job, then some portion of the earn... See more

It’s a bubble of snake oil — these NFTs have no intrinsic value! I could just copy the content and give it away for free! What do I actually own when I spend thousands on this “token??”

The truth is neither. NFTs are just a stepping stone to better attribution of digital content

The future is here! We now have a way to own and monetize the value of digital content. Buy now, or regret it forever!