“Short story: In 2014/2015, I bought some cheap land in East Saint Louis and lived in a van there, just as an experiment/just for fun. I sourced my electricity via a 12 gauge extension cord for $70/mo from a neighbor, a mid-70s lady. This area was poooooor (and still is).
“I remember my ex working his butt off as an uber, maxing his cards and commenting on this weird chat thing just to be the first to get a ridiculously expensive NFT because according to him it was going to make him a millionaire…