They saw utility. You seem to think it was all about free tokens, which I don't deny, yet I maintain that the utility is what gave the tokens any value.
Which is why I think NFT failed so miserably. Pure speculation born from the most absurd utility imaginable, exclusivity over authorship and ownership as an end in itself, not as a by-product as is entailed by everything else.
who was "demanding" it at that point ?
Numerous people, most of the whales, from abit to Bernie.
what did they want it for ?
I assume early adapter advantage.
so, they saw some potential demand for what exactly ?
They saw utility. You seem to think it was all about free tokens, which I don't deny, yet I maintain that the utility is what gave the tokens any value.
yes, the utility creates demand
Which is why I think NFT failed so miserably. Pure speculation born from the most absurd utility imaginable, exclusivity over authorship and ownership as an end in itself, not as a by-product as is entailed by everything else.