Kudos to you if you actually got through all that ignorant nonsense. There is a giant push back against blockchain and NFTs right now. Mostly by people that have no clue what they are talking about or people that half way get it but still cannot see the potential.
When I first saw that digital art that sold for millions, I thought similarly. What idiot would pay that much for a digital image? And honestly, I still have doubts about some uses like that but in general, IMO, blockchain and NFTs are the future of basically everything. There is no stopping it. All the people bashing it now will forget about it in 10 years when it is so commonplace it is taken for granted.
I like to compare it to the Internet and .com eras of the late 80s through the 90s. Many people are doubting it while those that can see its potential are racing to produce the best products for it. Either way it is an unstoppable force of nature. It is creating millionaires and the next generation of technology. And people like the author of that article are going to look back in 10 years and realize they missed their chance to help shape the future.