I see it mainly as a way of supporting the work of an artist

You could just send them money.

Sure but it's not the same. With provenance recorded on a distributed ledger, artworks, artists and current owners can be identified and e.g. displayed in digital galleries like Decentraland or Cryptovoxels.I also expect more use-cases and integrations as the space matures.

Yes, and ownership with authenticity proof.

But there seems to be no guarantee that the person who registers the work as a NFT actually is the artist?

yes some platforms have problems with that, one should do their research and check if the artist promotes their art on social media, their blog or sth.

For most NFTs the artist sees no part of the profit whatsoever beyond the first sale.

I personally use SuperRare and get 10% Royalties for every secondary sale

I'll just invent one: 'Funktionsfähigkeitsdemonstrationseuphorie'

Schöpferstolz. Schaffensfreude.

His book Valis had the most profound effect on me,two years ago I wrote some interesting quotes down: https://www.danieljakobian.com/valis/

VALIS is quite a ride. The really scary thing is that it is clearly heavily autobiographical.

That's what I always thought as well!

It was both. The minimalist layout allowed the writing to stand out.

The ethos of the creators is what led to both.

I've written out my favorite Valis quotes some time ago, it's really something special imo

https://danieljakobian.com/logs/log0003.html

"It is amazing that when someone else spouts the nonsense you yourself believe you can readily perceive it as nonsense."

very interesting stuff you have written there, going to start reading it now :)

Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder. Gave me my first glimpses of philosophy at a young age and allowed me to get some perspective on my place in life.

www.coach.me The website and the app have already helped me create many new habits.