The big NFTs are mostly art assets that are randomly put together to form a set of exclusives.
Furries are supporters of actual artists, they spend significant amounts of money that directly goes to artists when they buy commissioned furry art. Even if it may also be pornography that other people might cringe at.
Edit: I had a thought and tried to find an article about how some artists might be upset at being forced to make furry art, since there is money in it, but couldn’t. There are some reactionary anti-furry tweets and r*ddit posts about people requesting their art and being nitpicky about the work or people not paying.
But all the interviews with artists I could find show them being very happy about the work. I was thinking I might find some evidence of artists treating making furry commissions like it was creating an onlyfans. Making any kind of art is probably pretty fulfilling, especially when they can get paid for it.
Good point, thanks. I guess the awkwardness keeps their art from being commodified like anything else people notice others are spending money on.
