Think cryptocurrency is bad? NFTs are even worse.

Mashable's new series Don't @ Me takes unpopular opinions and backs them up with...reasons. We all have our ways, but we may just convince you to change yours. And if not, chill. Cryptocurrency is a mess. The amount of energy required to generate and keep records of it is staggering, with Bitcoin mining alone generating around 37 million tonnes of CO₂ every year . Its carbon footprint is absolutely enormous, on par with that of entire countries. Yet there is nothing terrible in this world that...