visual art art markets (centralization x scamminess) length: 1 triangle Erica "ERN" Rivera (she/they) Jan 23, 2024 — 1 min read content/trigger warnings: discussion of NFTsTriangular diagram with two axes: at top and bottom, the words "MORE CENTRALIZED" and "LESS CENTRALIZED"; at left and right, the words "LESS SCAMMY" and "MORE SCAMMY". An equilateral triangle at center, with its top point centered under the words "MORE CENTRALIZED" and labeled "CONTEMPORARY ART MARKET". Annotation inside the top point reads, "ODDS OF EARNING >$1M: 0.001% ODDS OF EARNING >$100: 0.001%". The triangle's bottom-left point, at the bottom-left corner of the diagram, is labeled "GIG ART MARKET (PATREON, FIVERR, ETC.)", its annotation reading, "ODDS OF EARNING >$1M: 0% ODDS OF EARNING >$100: 1%". The triangle's bottom-right point, at the bottom-right corner of the diagram, is labelled "NFT ART MARKET", its annotation reading, "ODDS OF EARNING >$1M: 0% ODDS OF EARNING >$100: 0%". Midway along the right edge of the diagram is a dot labeled "THIS DIAGRAM POSTED ON MY PERSONAL WEBSITE." Midway along the left edge of the diagram is a dot labeled "THIS DIAGRAM AS AN NFT". In the dead center of the triangle is a dot labeled "THIS DIAGRAM PUBLISHED IN A LITERARY MAGAZINE".