Line Goes Up: A Critique of NFTs, Crypto and Web3

Folding Ideas · Documentary · YouTube title: Line Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs

Why it's here

It is the go-to long-form critique of crypto that HN commenters recommend whenever skeptics ask for a thorough, well-researched takedown.

What it covers

Dan Olson's roughly two-hour video essay critiques NFTs, cryptocurrency, and Web3, covering their technical, economic, and ideological flaws. It is heavily sourced and ends with the advice to ask whether a project needs crypto to work.