Imagine you played Pokemon in 1996… Then you got to watch the Pokemon anime in 1998… Then you got hooked to it. Charizard became your favorite Pokemon so you collected Charizard Holos in 1999… You kept it until 2025 & your collection is now worth a fortune NFTs is 1998 rn A lot of major NFTs building IPs in today’s world are not even 5yrs old. We need to give them time to build while we fervently remain fans Some points I’d like to make here: 1️⃣ Treat NFTs as collectibles. NFTs aren’t shares to a company. They’re products. They’re collectibles. They’re a badge you can show that you’re early Collectors of Charizard Holos didn’t ask Pokemon Company for shares. They just held on to their collections with pride 2️⃣ New products/collectibles released by the company does not diminish the OG’s value Pokemon released multiple new games, new cards, or new characters even. But still, it’s the OG 150 Pokemon that’s most popular today The same is true with NFTs. Our favorite NFT companies may release new products, new collectibles, & such for a new and wider market but that won’t diminish the value of the OG NFTs 3️⃣ For NFTs to take off as collectibles, they need people invested to the story, lore, & characters This is where IP building comes in. This is where the anime series, the IG and tiktok accounts, the mainstream partnerships & likes come in More people need to care about the brand first before the OG collectibles from it We have such a long way to go but I’m sitting comfy with my collectibles