The Fatal Flaw In Music NFTs: Rethinking Web3’s Approach

A fundamental reevaluation of how music as an art form is perceived and valued is needed in the new digital era.

The emergence of digital art through NFTs represented a significant, yet fairly natural evolution for those already familiar with blockchain concepts and the art market. For collectors and artists accustomed to high-value physical art, this transition didn’t necessitate a drastic mindset shift. Instead, it offered an expansion of existing appreciation for art’s value into a new, digital form. This new concept particularly resonated with collectors in the crypto space, who were drawn to the potential of creating a new digital art world. It was less about altering perceptions and more about broadening the horizon of what art could be in the digital age.

In contrast to visual art, music’s journey through the digital era, especially via streaming platforms, has taken a different path.

EAR DEATH EXPERIENCE | My Journey Through Hearing Loss & Back

On June 12th, 2017, a seemingly ordinary Monday marked the beginning of an unexpected journey for me. I was at an outdoor AA meeting in Silver Lake in the early evening when I noticed a dramatic and sudden change in hearing in my left ear. Temporary hearing issues weren’t new to me, and having recently been sick with a cold, I thought the clogged feeling and distorted sounds might just be another transient hiccup. There was also a strange slight echo, and the pitch at certain frequencies seemed off. As I drove home with music that failed to sound right, these symptoms hinted at a reality I hadn’t considered. That evening, I began to grasp the seriousness of what I was experiencing.

Moloch , The Puppeteer Pulling The Strings Of A Machine Fueled By Our Collective Rage.

Moloch has its origins from the ancient Carthaginian civilizations around 300 BC to 200 AD. Mythology speaks of a grim cult-like society that engaged in sacrifice: offering their children to a deity named Moloch in order to get power to win wars. Moloch represents the extreme lengths to which people go for power or competitive advantage, often involving the sacrifice of something deeply precious.

The concept of Moloch resurfaced in the 1927 film “Metropolis.” In this film, Moloch is depicted not as a deity, but as a colossal, insatiable machine, a behemoth that consumes the labor and lives of workers to fuel the opulence of a futuristic metropolis. This imagery powerfully encapsulates the human toll exacted by the relentless pursuit of societal progress and industrial efficiency. The film’s portrayal of Moloch serves as a vivid allegory for the sacrifices demanded by the machinery of progress hidden beneath the veneer of technological advancement.