The Future of [X] is Decentralized

And third, the community is now empowered to make the decisions that will affect the future of SuperRare. This includes which artists and curators are permitted to sell work on the site, how to allocate funds from the community treasury, and which proposed improvements to the network and protocol are greenlit.

Because of this, the next chapter of reputation will flip from “reputation of platform and publisher” to “reputation of creator.” The source of reputation is no longer with the platform where the creator resides but tethered to the creator itself. Consumers, observers and owners are becoming more creator specific; there is less trust in the platfor... See more

We are excited to announce a decentralized vision for the future of digital art, that puts the power where it should be—in the hands of the community. We began by helping spark a revolution for art. Today we spark a revolution for ownership.

Platforms such as MetaFactory and Zora are helping "consumer-creators" share in the profits from collectively-owned fashion houses and music labels.