the content itself is of course copyable, but the verifiable ownership of an nft is scarce. only one ethereum address can verifiably say it owns that token. by itself this means fuck all, but people are trying to attach some sort of meaning to the tokens, basically just in an effort to make money

correct. and a copy of a digital item diminshes the value of the original. It is like selling an empty box and then the fool who buys it brags that he bought the most exquisite item that is invisible! Yes, invisible is so rare, like a precious stone, but even more rare. its stupid. But, value is often in the eye of the beholder. Most items both free and of charge are overvalued (again, value is relative). FOSS is usually undervalued (except it can waste/cost precious time).