the right payment rails (crypto!) and incentives can unlock things that are true, beautiful, or both, but not yet public.

great content often sits in private until the economic model makes it worth sharing. Value capture matters.

good example is renaissance creativity coming in part from the patron model

Absolutely agree. Crypto and GameFi provide new payment rails that can incentivize creators to share valuable, private content. The decentralized patronage model in GameFi can democratize support for creativity, ensuring value capture and public sharing of compelling work.