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# The Future Is Not Only Useless, It’s Expensive
- URL: https://werd.io/the-future-is-not-only-useless-its-expensive/
- Published: 2021-12-25T16:52:53.000Z
- Updated: 2021-12-25T16:52:53.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:24

“It’s tempting to say they suck the way everything sucks now, but it’s more like how one particular strain of American aesthetics has sucked for the last 20 years. NFTs are the human capacity for visual expression as understood by the guy at the vape store.” This piece is so beautifully brutal.

\[[Link](https://www.gawker.com/culture/the-future-is-useless-expensive)\]