@steevc ...let's compare the resources used with me minting any number of editions of an nft with me putting the same work out in physical form- AN INDUSTRIAL PRINTING PRESS RUNS FOR SEVERAL HOURS, it is then boxed and shipped to a distributor, who then ships it to a store, that the customer has to travel to...and back. add to that the paper mills making paper (with trees) and shipping it, the ink being made, the boxes being made (out of trees)and shipped.

I'm not even going to get into the resources used in the logistics of getting a piece of fine art from point A to point B or the resources used by art galleries...creating and fabricating the peripherals for exhibits, removing exhibits, powering large expensive displays.

I have been in the art and publishing industry for two decades, Steve. Me minting an nft is about 0.000001% of the resources/energy used o make a physical edition of something.

The carbon foot print of you buying an nft is NOTHING, compared to the carbon footprint of you buying the same thing in physical form.

as for the "The concept of ownership is changed when items are digital and infinitely copyable." It is not "copyable" actually, any more than me copying all the zero's and ones in a bitcoin, gives me a bitcoin.
it is the art as witnessed by the blockchain that is an NFT.

I have gone over this more in depth in the past. You might, if you're interested, scroll through my previous blogs explaining what an NFT is. If the concept seems muddled to you, those should help.