In retrospect, it was inevitable

The author, writing as a founder of the NFT curation project JPG, argues that "NFTs need curation" is a meaningless phrase because many curation attempts, including JPG, failed to gain traction, partly due to lack of "big collector" support. The piece says NFT collectors have turned to traditional art institutions, and that auction houses founded in 1766 and 1744 currently produce the industry's best products. It also contends that curation tools were launched in large numbers but few people used them, and it praises early critique magazines and community contributors as the true pioneers of NFT culture.