If You Hang Around Gen Z, Tell Them About NFTs!

Zainab
3 min readMar 16, 2022
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalgroup/2022/03/11/forbes-virtual-nft-billionaires/?sh=7829df194113

When I was growing up, no one ever told me of all the side avenues to make money. There was just one way to be rich and successful — go to college and become a doctor, lawyer, or engineer. While this still holds true for many people today, I want to emphasize the importance of valuing the unique skills of our youth, particularly in the realm of art.

The future is tech. I wish schools were teaching this. I wish the education system would revamp itself to a more realistic approach because, in all honesty, school sucks. I’d even go so far to say that school is a scam but that’s a conversation for another day. I’m here to iterate the importance of teaching our youth the value of their artistic and creative capabilities by showing them there are different avenues to give and receive value. NFTs is one of them.

For those who don’t know what NFTs are, below is a quick summary.

www.currency.com

So basically, NFTs serve as assets that are irreplaceable. This is powerful because you hold ownership of your NFT which is documented on the blockchain ledger. I don’t want to get into the intricacy of blockchain and NFT because the jargon may be confusing but if you are…

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