{"id":10126,"date":"2022-02-04T13:25:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T13:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1379565"},"modified":"2022-02-04T13:25:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T13:25:30","slug":"youre-all-wrong-nft-is-actually-pronounced-nay-fey-tay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=10126","title":{"rendered":"You\u2019re all wrong: NFT is actually pronounced \u2018nay-fey-tay\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Let\u2019s get this straight: NFT<\/a> is pronounced \u201cnay-fey-tay.\u201d That\u2019s all there is to it.<\/p>\n

You might have read Corin Faife at the Verge<\/a> claiming it should be said as \u201cneft\u201d \u2014 but they\u2019re wrong. It\u2019s nay-fey-tay. Forever and ever, nay-fey-tay.<\/p>\n

I can see where Faife is coming from, I really can. \u201cNeft\u201d is an elegant solution to saying those three letters. As it doesn\u2019t appear NFTs are going anywhere, this pronunciation approach would save us all a lot of time.<\/p>\n

But here\u2019s my issue: why should we have an elegant solution for something that\u2019s inherently serpentine and torturous?<\/p>\n

<\/i><\/a>Uh oh, hope the \u201cowners\u201d of these digital images don\u2019t mind that I right-clicked them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Let\u2019s go back to basics.<\/p>\n

NFTs (or non-fungible tokens) are built on the same tech as cryptocurrencies \u2014 a highly questionable technology in its own right.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve yet to see evidence of crypto being more than gambling or an elaborate ponzi scheme. Despite that, I still live in hope that one day, far off into the future, it may actually achieve its goal of decentralizing finance in a way that benefits the many, rather than the few it currently does.<\/p>\n

But we\u2019re still a long way from that. And, of course, this is to say nothing of its environmental impact<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I hold none of this hope for NFTs. It\u2019s as though a malevolent scientist cobbled together the worst parts of cryptocurrencies to create the shittiest, bro-iest monster imaginable. And, by mighty incel-Cthulhu, they did.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re hungry for an in-depth analysis of the failings of NFTs, I suggest you watch this Folding Ideas video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But if you don\u2019t have that sort of time? Here\u2019s the short version: NFTs don\u2019t do what they promise and are simply a tool for creating artificial scarcity. And, with that, making a lot of cash for the people at the top of the pyramid.<\/p>\n

This is why NFT must be pronounced \u201cnay-fey-tay\u201d<\/h2>\n

\u201cNeft\u201d (or even \u201cNFT\u201d) provides too much validation for such a shitshow. They sound official \u2014 or even worse, important. This cannot stand.<\/p>\n

In fact, I don\u2019t even think \u201cnay-fey-tay\u201d by itself does it justice. That\u2019s why I need to teach you how to pronounce it properly.<\/p>\n

On first inspection, you may presume nay-fey-tay contains three syllables. WRONG. There are actually six of them in there.<\/p>\n

Listen, you can\u2019t just hop through each syllable, you\u2019ve got to savor them, roll them in your mouth, use your vocal chords to reach for the stars.<\/p>\n

It should sound something like: \u201cnay-ayyy-feyy-eyy-tayy-ayyyy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Go on, give it a go. You won\u2019t regret it.<\/p>\n

And that, friends, is the correct way to pronounce NFT (nay-ayyy-feyy-eyy-tayy-ayyyy).<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s get this straight: NFT is pronounced \u201cnay-fey-tay.\u201d That\u2019s all there is to it. You might have read Corin Faife at the Verge claiming it should be said as \u201cneft\u201d \u2014 but…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10126"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}