On Sunday, the long-running animated series “The Simpsons,” known for skewering many aspects of American life, finally put the beleaguered NFT market in its crosshairs. During one segment of the show’s 34th annual Halloween-themed “Treehouse of Horror” anthology series, Homer accidentally mints Bart onto “the blockchain” as an NFT, triggering a daring rescue mission featuring multiple eerily recognizable designs and characters from the NFT ecosystem.
Homer’s thoughts on the value of NFTs were soon revealed: once he realizes he’s destroyed the physical body of his son by turning him into an NFT, he’s devastated—until he realizes that NFT, the first-ever made from a real human, is worth $1.5 million. Marge, however, panics when she sees Bart on Homer’s phone screen. Marge then mints herself as an NFT and discovers that “the blockchain” is ordered in a strict hierarchy, from the most-hyped and valuable tokens, to the forgotten and now-worthless.
They ultimately learn that the train carrying all NFTs is powered by the raw power of FOMO. Marge then encounters a gathering of CryptoKitties and learns that in order to increase her own value as an NFT, she must kill as many other NFTs as possible. At the front of the NFT train, Marge finds digital artworks worth millions of dollars, including “Everydays: The First 500 Days” and “Human One” by Beeple, “A Coin For the Ferryman” by XCOPY, and Dmitri Cherniak’s generative “Ringers” series. There she also finds Bart, who is receiving a massage from a “Jaded Ape”—an unmistakable reference to the Bored Ape Yacht Club. The episode pokes fun at NFT hype while referencing the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Doodles, Beeple, Dmitri Cherniak’s “Ringers,” and plenty in between.
The Simpsons’” episode about NFTs is a combination of good and bad news. It is good news because it brings NFTs to the mainstream and allows the public to become more aware of the technology. However, the episode also shows that NFTs are still a controversial topic and that there is still a lot of hype around them. The episode also highlights the importance of FOMO in driving the NFT market and how this can lead to risky investments. Overall, this episode serves as a reminder of the risks and rewards of investing in NFTs.
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