Seventeen students in the room. Every single one had heard the acronym NFT... Yet no one yet had collected digital art before. Although, one student did comment they "Right click saved" some work xD At the beginning of our talk, no one raised their hand when asked what “provenance” meant. But they knew about NFTs - that contrast says a lot about our space and how it's portrayed by the world. We all know that the language of speculation travels much faster than the language of historical preservation, on-chain permanence, and provenance. Education helps rebalance that, painting another narrative - one based around the opportunity that comes along with trustless, verified ownership online. I’m proud of THE DAM for bringing this material into classrooms and introducing the next generation to the significance of the deeper infrastructure beneath the "NFT" headlines. A huge thanks to @AaronBlaisdell for welcoming me in to guest lecture to his students, as well as to the legendary @Nightshare for sponsoring THE DAM’s vision to educate and equip the next wave of builders, artists, and creators pursuing careers in blockchain. In the near future, THE DAM will work on a special curated collection of artworks with these students, offering an onboarding opportunity to their network, as well as ours. We're very excited to share more as that time comes closer. We’re just getting started – more college campuses to come!
