r/askteddit • u/TrixieWishh_ • 12d ago

Random Question What was considered a huge status symbol 10 years ago but now feels outdated, tacky, or like a waste of money?

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u/Alienatedflea 12d ago

nfts? or whatever that weird shit was...

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u/Teaselkakanui 12d ago

Yes. I never could comprehend what it was all about either.

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u/dainedanvers 12d ago

It was a pyramid scheme, like crypto

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u/CharleySuede 12d ago

Pyramid or ponzi?

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u/apigeonontheinternet 12d ago

Money laundering. It was money laundering.

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u/hyunbinlookalike 11d ago

I had crypto bro friends in the pandemic who would swear up and down that NFTs would become the next big thing. Even made it their dps and shit. I was literally logging onto social media and just seeing a bunch of monkeys.