If something is free, people inherently value it less 

It’s easy to take something that’s “free” for granted

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This is why I think the free mint meta helped shift NFTs to a declined phase 

For art at least, I think content is a different story and benefits from micro transactions

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Definitely, but in the isolated space of farcaster for the most part 

Have heard of the negative impact it had on general artistic reputation from collectors who felt the work had become devalued (not that I agree with the sentiment, as I think mass production is essential for larger awareness)

Free mint meta favored artists who used technology/blockchain as a medium more than artists who simply wanted to tokenize their work in a global digital marketplace