About NFTs: we tend to think they somehow need an image to make sense, while the "own the NFT to own the image" is both wrong and just one specific use case out of many.
I find it useful to think about NFTs as "internet native property titles" which do not embed "law enforcement".
See it this way: if you own a house, you own a property title which proves it.
In case someone squats your house and the law enforcement does not help you get it back (e.g. due to corruption or slow legal system), it's just a useless piece of paper.
Same with NFTs.
Some use cases have enforcement embedded (e.g. ENS domains) and bear no risk, some don't (OpenSea minted image NFTs) and carry some risk from centralized entities (the same risk we have in 100% of Web2 applications btw)
Enforcement often happens at the app layer, even if the NFT image can be compromised.
E.g. an NFT which gives you access to a walled web page will still work even if the image is compromised.
I did the contrary.
Completely wasted away my young years and money in endless world travels.
Couldn't be happier of my decision.
It's very subjective tough, and highly dependent on your risk tolerance.
I think going maxi is a negative rather than a positive.
It's when you go too far in the journey and seek for simplicity.
Crypto is a complicated and fast moving world, so it's understandable that some people become religious (as in stop accepting new evidence) and tribal.
Still, it's always good trying to keep an open mind.
For the reasons you enlist, I think we'll see a big shift towards working for DAOs or other forms of value creating decentralized and distributed organizations.
They allow more independence, you only work on stuff you like and the interests are more aligned.
About NFTs: we tend to think they somehow need an image to make sense, while the "own the NFT to own the image" is both wrong and just one specific use case out of many. I find it useful to think about NFTs as "internet native property titles" which do not embed "law enforcement".
See it this way: if you own a house, you own a property title which proves it. In case someone squats your house and the law enforcement does not help you get it back (e.g. due to corruption or slow legal system), it's just a useless piece of paper.
Same with NFTs. Some use cases have enforcement embedded (e.g. ENS domains) and bear no risk, some don't (OpenSea minted image NFTs) and carry some risk from centralized entities (the same risk we have in 100% of Web2 applications btw)
Enforcement often happens at the app layer, even if the NFT image can be compromised. E.g. an NFT which gives you access to a walled web page will still work even if the image is compromised.