All this talk,
Ever heard of millions upon millions going into a "meme" coin?
Or the fact that people spend millions on a pixelated images.
Or the fact that this person or persona took the most one-word names in this extension, which would play a huge role in getting all those reported sales.
Did someone ever check the % of sales volume?
And all this coming from a guy that was there in the DOT com era, such as so many people on this forum.
The world involves, people who grow up in different times and see things in different ways.
A whole lot of younger millionaires now as well.
It's like growing up in a small town and not knowing there are more options out there, some extensions come and go and some become loved.
XYZ for me personally has something interesting about it and if I went for a Web3 project I would 100% not depend on a .com and would want something a bit more unique (would still grab the .com if it was in reach of my budget for the obvious brand protection reason)
Heck, there is some multi-million coding that has gone into these projects, the domain price is prob the least of their concern.
Domain prices in general should go up, some sales are just ridiculous the most visited streets and places on earth are less visited than internet properties, and sometimes even in a matter of months or weeks.
But sure if I were to own the extension I would def make it known that these names sell, Oh I would be shouting it everywhere as it's marketing and more business.
Would I personally get a portfolio of XYZ names right now? No, I didn't want to risk it, and starting would be a losing business model but I would still pick up a few on word without the insane renewal rates just because I like them.
I have a .co Domain that is getting the most offers and interest out of my entire portfolio and all this comes from "the crypto world"
Trying to explain a meaning for all this is the same as going against a person's preference.
Like a painting, not everyone has to like it.
People purchase on impulse and are backed with millions in profits from the crypto space I can imagine people just not giving a shit about a .com but most are tough to think with logic such as if you are selling shoes and the most used extension is a .com the logical outcome is that shoes would be the best option.
I feel Namepros and the domain world, in general, would grow so much with fresh and different generation outlooks on it all.
Nobody can predict the true outcome of what extension will be there for generations to come, all you can do is calculate the better options in your own life-span.
Zoom out for once.