I Went to the First Ever NFT Convention 

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The sign spinner dude is so chill. He's like, "I'm just here to spin signs." He's the hero of all this.

"do you have parents?" - ethan this was such an insensitive question, they had parents but lost them when their birth certificate was left out on the counter and stolen 😔

i really appreciate how you guys actually asked them real questions and didn't cut them off to make them look stupid(er) -- their thoughts spoke for themselves, and if some of them came off as totally out of touch, it wasn't because you tried to confuse them or anything. the skill of respectful interviews with people you don't agree with or have anything in common with is under appreciated these days. nice video!

7:32 The sign spinning man is the embodiment of "there is no unskilled labour, just underappreciated work" and I want nothing but the best for him

this is like a joke video but ethan is unironically one of the better interviewers ive seen on youtube. the csgo jokes are killing me

honestly nice to see nft nerds in such a humanizing way. theyre all either scammers or being horribly scammed, but its good to also get to see them be real human people

maybe if i could make my periods an nft and sell them on the blockchain i'd finally be able to afford a hysterectomy

It feels so uncanny to see people that seem so nice or understandable, but then feel the conflict of emotions knowing they work on NFTs

The ppl seem genuinely nice and passionate, if only their passion didn't shit on the planet and independent creators and the poor

This is why NFTs hurt my soul, almost everyone in the NFT community just wants life to be better, and they have the right ideas for a lot of things! But they don’t realise they’re being scammed and their hopes and dreams are being taken advantage of.

I actually really dig the “not demon” guys shirt that says “My dog bites racists”

I died every time he asked someone where they thought NFTs were going in the future and they’d just be like “NFTs are the future, they’re gonna be everything.” huh??? What does that MEAN?? Next time my professor asks what my art project is gonna be I’m gonna tell them “everything, it’s the future.”

Why is no one talking about the person who said they wish you could mint experiences into an NFT😭

The unimaginable self control Ethan has to not laugh, while asking genuinely thoughtful questions is really impressive! 👏

no but does he actually think you can take a house deed and suddenly that means you own the house??? like.... in a cartoon???????

A sign spinner convention would be infinitely more respectable and interesting than nfts

"adhesive allows it to interface - like blockchain - to any surface" -- Ethan, on stickers

the fact that only ONE DUDE questioned the "physical nft" thing just proves how sad this all is

The "how much have you earned?" question being met with awkward silence. You can hear them thinking "you're supposed to make money from these?"

What divine inspiration gave you the idea to hand out fidget spinners to the people you talked to, having them go "idk what this is" while holding one of the most explosively popular fads of 2016-17 was amazing.

i love the sign spinning guy i wish nothing but the best for him

genuinely unsettling watching some of these people try to answer questions. That guy that spent 400 dollars on nfts that dont even have art and didnt even know what the point of crypto was was like... man its rough. They're still killing the planet, but theyre also the ones getting scammed and pulled into this freaking currency cult. I hope they figure this shit out before it ruins their lives completely. sign swinging competitions sounded fascinating though so ill probably binge that on youtube now

i feel like i know less about NFT's than before i started the video

6:30 I like this guy, he clearly has no positive opinion about NFTs but doesn't want to say that because he's just being contracted to spin a sign at the event

Idk about you guys, but I'm way more interested in sign spinning than I was before

2:29 the guy's shirt says "my dog bites racists." that is unfortunately very based, but since he shills nfts that unfortunately cancels the shirt out

Learned more about sign spinning than NFTs and I'm not mad about it.

Listen, I know he's an NFT bro, but that first guy's business card was sick af ngl...

This was actually an unreleased episode of undercover boss, considering how ethan is the CEO of NFTs

Shoutouts to that random sign spinner who's just there for a paycheck. I hope he and Sonya get that great wedding they deserve :)

The “atherium” guy realizing all his mistakes at once is overwhelming

That woman in the beginning really sounded like she got brainwashed into a cult and now is too scared to admit it. The dude with her really desperately wants to be the cult leader. The sign spinner dude was cool. I wish him and his girlfriend well. Got pretty cool moves with this sign. That blond woman was like "web3 is nice because you have an avatar" and I was like "does she know we can already do this right now?" I'm using an avatar right now here on RU-vid. The face on those people when you asked good questions was pure gold. You could see the gears turning in their heads. I kinda feel sad for that dude with the drone. He seems cool and fell for a scam that lost him a lot of money. And then you had a bunch of scammers there advertising for their NFT company that was so obviously designed to pull a Ponzi scheme on vulnerable people.

9:10 "Profile pictures become like a symbol that you wanna represent about yourself" bruh just commission a Twitter artist for a sick custom icon of yourself in anime style or make a fursona or something

the embarrassed smile each of them give after being asked how much money they've made really says a lot lol

The guy at 14-something is so sweet, I love this dude!! A family man, a Bernie voter, a concept artist and former Marvel guy,, Man, I wanna see him with a youtube channel

calling it blackchain had me in tears

nick's video is delayed until tomorrow! keep an eye out for it!

“It has an adhesive back so it can interface almost in kind of a blockchain way with any surface” im deadddd

"he looks and feels like an old white guy" is the best political commentary I've ever heard

The sheer amount of "wow... yeah... I never really thought about it like that." Is impressive. This video is so good at revealing discrepancies whilst being respectful. Great job guys 👏

I love that you just give them the space to talk about it, rather than doing those “gotcha” interviews. Gives them room to feel comfortable and just go in on how they think NFT’s make sense. I feel so bad for some of them.

"csgo surfing videos" describing nick's commentary is making me laugh every damn time.

This video is so goddamn funny, and it’s even funnier because I’m doing my college thesis on NFTs and art scams so I semi-understand a lot of the jargony bs they’re talking about

“Proof of purchase” y’all never heard of a receipt ??? Lmao

this was so enlightening in the scariest way lmao.. the dude who was like 'i dont have the art yet.. is that normal'

The fact that people think medical records will be more secure on the block chain shows just how removed from reality these people really are. Since medical records have been stored on computers, there hasn't been a widespread problem with hacks taking place. Meanwhile NFT's have been around for a few years and there are loads of examples of people losing them in scams and attacks.

I love how Ethan will conduct a normal interview 90% of the time and then will just go off the rails and ask the most random question every time.

I feel weird since a lot of the people here seem nice and I don’t want to shit on their passion or community, it’s just sucks that it something like nft where art is stolen, uses so much energy and is so unstable. Where I hope no one puts they’re personal information in that public blockchain. A very fun video though!

This made my night. Speaking to you guys was actually really fun, thanks for taking the time to talk!! I second that you're actually a great interviewer haha. P.S. No one got mad at me for flying my drone at the convention, so that's a win!

17:07 saying that you want to mint a PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE as an NFT... is actually so funny, like that's such a good meta-joke even though I don't think they were joking. that's some shit I'd say after one too many edibles .. but ok bro bet.. Bouta mint an NFT of myself having gay s3x !!!!! this shit's gonna go crazy on the blockchain or wherever the NFTs live..

The guy that used to work at marvel seems so sweet and wholesome and I hope so much that he learns the truth about NFTs and strays away from the dark side. Please sir. Also when he said he was initially into Bernie when he said he wasn't super into Biden at first i was so happy and yet here he is at an NFT convention. Please stay safe man, be better.

sign spinning dude was so chill. when you asked about his gf he answered so honestly. love him!!

That sign spinning guy is the best, I wish that guy so much happiness

Everyone's talking about our sign spinner guy but I want to say I liked the Marvel guy too he straight up said "I have kids so nope no wasting money no nft" lol😂 also he supports Bernie

the way everyone laughs before answering how many nfts they have

Big hunky Bernie guy 😍 At an NFT convention 😬

learning there are SIGN SPINNING TOURNAMENTS 7 minutes into the video has made my brain empty of all thoughts of NFTs-only sign spinning guy and his girlfriend of 10 years

That poor dog doesn’t even know what a blockchain is smh

Imagine how strange this same experience would feel if it were an anime convention... "Do you have any anime?" "No, but I watched an episode of Naruto before I came here."

The way that nearly every person Ethan asked "how much money have you made" immediately looked/sounded embarrassed, and either didn't answer or only did so sheepishly... Like, they know it's failing but are still so in denial about it

Photographer guy was so normal and real, breath of fresh air

I fell in love with that virtual reality headset guy when you said you wouldn't show the footage to anyone at all and he said ohhh ok but then just carried on 😂 he was so sincere and chill lol I hope he doesn't get in trouble for sneaking footage or whatever

*What I really appreciate:* The interview with the career sign spinner. *What I still don't understand:* Why any small creators would willingly make NFTs (especially attached to their actual body of work) when it's against their best interests.

sign spinning guy and his girlfriend Sonya are my new favorite ship. Can't wait for their return in the sign spinning convention episode :)

the blackchain

Sign-spinning dude was the most interesting and chill. I wish only the best for him and Sonya. Also, nice of you, Ethan, to give Nick’s CS:GO videos some publicity.

Omg I feel so bad for that drone guy at 22:48 😭 He’s probably like “wait.. why.. am I doing this?” Poor soul

Ethan explaining that the sticker he handed him was an irl nft 😂😂😂

The “coin curious” guy who doesn’t even own NFTs but is there with his partner who does, seemed to have the most realistic understanding of nft’s. Also he just seemed really down to earth

Knowing one of the Salamanca twins owns something called “meme NFT” makes them slightly less intimidating I gotta say.

Nahhh all of them going “I haven’t really thought of that” with the most basic first thoughts and ideas that comes to mind 😭😭

7:30 that’s some top-notch sign spinning. honestly this guy seems like he was probably one of the most interesting and genuine people at the convention. more of this guy.

“are you into crypto or NFTs at all” “No, I’m hired to be here” this man understands me

You should have spent more time interviewing the dog he was so smart

the deadpan “ok. want a fidget spinner?” is so fucking masterful. im in tears

NFT Demon talks like he's trying to read a teleprompter.

shoutout to sign spinning guy, i hope him and his gf work out he seems cool

I appreciate how you guys hear people who disagree with you out, even if what they’re saying is completely bonkers. That takes some serious self-control and empathy, which I will try to emulate.

Well... i gotta be honest, most were a lot nicer and more polite than I expected. Still idiots, but not the evil millionaires I always imagined. At least not all of them.

Honestly, the sign spinning guy stole the show and I’m here for it

dude that sign spinner is epic

I love how much time you spent interviewing the sign guy and then later are all upset you didn’t learn anything lol

the nft people are literally doing mental gymnastics to make sense .. "it's like the wild west" yea and ur gonna get scammed lol

remember when people say the new thing is going to be used everywhere, its because theyve invested so much into it that they NEED it to, because if it doesnt it means they wasted their time, and nobody wants that

That dude with the robocop shades was SO close to the point

I came into this expecting a laugh (and I did in the end) but you also did a good job humanizing these people. I don’t agree with them or the concept of crypto/nfts but these people are a lot harder to hate than bored apes.

Im not sure if it's an accent or what but hearing you mispronounce blockchain every single time makes it hilarious to me, great work keeping yourself together in that hellscape

When the marvel artist said he's a Bernie guy *cries*

This... This is kinda scary. A couple of times while watching this, I had moments where I thought "man, I don't understand what these people are saying, they must be smarter than I am" and then I had to smack myself back to reality to remember that I don't understand them because they barely understand the bullshit that they're saying themselves. I'm a relatively wealthy university student, and if I was less well-off or less educated then I am, I could see how easy it would be for me to get roped into something like this. The people at this convention are either scammers or getting scammed, and it's usually pretty easy to pick out who is who. Of course, no matter how desperate I was, if I wanted to get into NFTs and saw the ecological impact, I'd throw them into the fucking ocean. So I guess even the people getting scammed are pretty scummy, because at the end of the day, they all care about their own wallets more than the health of our planet.

Honestly dude? I think these were much more effective than confrontational interviews -- or at least less distressing for everyone involved. In my eyes, your respectful and thoughtful questions prompt the person you're interviewing to think critically about the decisions they've made, and presents them with reframings of their situation. Personally I think that's extremely valuable for all of us to provide for both ourselves and others. It kind of reminds me of therapy: sometimes what helps best in gaining perspective on something you're emotionally tied up in is by having another person, who's familiar with the issue, give you starting points for untangling and re-contextualizing whatever the subject is -- y'know, whether that be cryptocurrency or negative self-talk. When you're so personally invested (financially, emotionally, etc) in something, it can often be a defense mechanism to double down and shut out explicit criticism and what are perceived as attacks on that part of your life/identity. The goal of having people be a bit more thoughtful about their choices is one i think was accomplished pretty well through your interviews! These people are not idiots and the rest of us aren't inherently "better" or "smarter" than them! Maybe we're a bit more critical and informed in our decisions (on this specific topic), but at the end of the day we're all vulnerable to exploitation and cognitive dissonance. This comment section has been respectful of the subjects of the interviews as far as I've seen, but I wanted to mention that anyway!

i'm so excited for a big corporation to purchase my borderline diagnosis as an nft that will be really cool and funky i think /s

I wish all these people the best but also I hope they're very embarrassed once they go home and look up Ethan and Nick's channel

i'll move heaven and earth for you to go to the sign spinner convention

I haven't finished the video yet but somebody needs to give that sign spinning guy a million dollars

"Awesome. Do you have any questions for me?" Hahaha Ethan is the best

That poor lady is clueless to the point where she doesn’t even know what a fidget spinner is

I’m surprised how many people you talked to were actually willing to engage and admit th at they might just be trying to learn

I love this video but the anxiety I have about the people in this vid getting mad about how they are being portrayed gives it a bit of spice lol

Screaming, crying and throwing up at the idea that they think this is the future. I want a fidget spinner tho :(