In other words, a mark. At least he got most of his money back, but even if he hadn't, or if the NFT had been "genuine", the end result would have been the same. He would have ended up with an entry on a blockchain representing... well, not a whole lot. If he plays his cards right, maybe some other mark will buy this NFT as one representing a work of art in its own right. Hey, it's Banksi, so it's all about gimmicks and reputation rather than actual art anyway.
The Golgafrinchan Ark Fleet Ship B was a way of removing the basically useless citizens from the planet of Golgafrincham. A variety of stories were formed about the doom of the planet, such as blowing up, crashing into the sun or being eaten by a mutant star goat. The ship was filled with all the middlemen of Golgafrincham, such as the telephone sanitisers, account executives, hairdressers, tired TV producers, insurance salesmen, personnel officers, security guards, public rela
A fool and his money... (Score:4, Informative)
a prominent NFT collector and Banksy fan
In other words, a mark. At least he got most of his money back, but even if he hadn't, or if the NFT had been "genuine", the end result would have been the same. He would have ended up with an entry on a blockchain representing... well, not a whole lot. If he plays his cards right, maybe some other mark will buy this NFT as one representing a work of art in its own right. Hey, it's Banksi, so it's all about gimmicks and reputation rather than actual art anyway.
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The Golgafrinchan Ark Fleet Ship B was a way of removing the basically useless citizens from the planet of Golgafrincham. A variety of stories were formed about the doom of the planet, such as blowing up, crashing into the sun or being eaten by a mutant star goat. The ship was filled with all the middlemen of Golgafrincham, such as the telephone sanitisers, account executives, hairdressers, tired TV producers, insurance salesmen, personnel officers, security guards, public rela
Re: A fool and his money... (Score:2)
I think a lot about this part of HHG these days. I canâ(TM)t help thinking itâ(TM)s a damn good idea, especially in these times.