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### Postnote: Who Are We in This Tale?
In reflecting on the rise and fall of NFTs, it’s hard to ignore the resonance of *The Emperor’s New Clothes*. This cautionary tale reminds us of the dangers of collective delusion and the power of narrative to mask uncomfortable truths.
In this story, roles abound:
- Are we *Hans Christian Andersen*, the storytellers exposing the illusion?
- Are we the *Emperor*, parading our supposed innovations with misplaced confidence?
- Or are we the *people*, complicit in our silence, afraid to challenge the dominant narrative for fear of looking ignorant?Perhaps we are all these characters at different points, but there is value in striving to be the child in the crowd—the one who dares to say, "The Emperor has no clothes." This article aims to embody that role, peeling back the layers of hype to reveal the speculative mirage for what it truly was. The question is: will we recognize ourselves in the tale, and if so, what will we choose to do next?