Videogame Voice Actor Troy Baker Backs NFTs, Proving Joel Was Always a Villain
The Last of Our Patience.
It would be an understatement to say that I am tired of arguing about NFTs, but I will happily call out those who defend them with their whole chest. The newest crypt-bro supporter on the block is Troy Baker, the voice actor famous for playing serial murderer Joel from The Last of Us and crazy Far Cry 4 dictator Pagan Min.
In the dead of night, Baker announced a partnership with Voiceverse NFT, who, according to their website, want you to pay obscene amounts of money and kill the Earth to own your voice. Or a voice. Screw personal vocal chords, the future is digital speech; the website also highlights the ability to “breed” voices together. Y’know, like Pokèmon or dogs.
Obviously Baker faced near immediate backlash. Not just for promoting Voiceverse, but also for snarkily stating “You can hate. Or you can create.” The declaration is in incredibly poor taste, as Baker wholly ignores the months of valid criticism over the technology and mission behind NFTs. These monkeys—in this case a slightly disturbing chibi Baker and his voice—cost inordinate amounts of energy to create and can easily be right-clicked and saved for free.