i "got it" recently but i cant articulate the point.. Plus there's alot of money laundering in that shit.
Let me try to best explain (how i see it).. theyre creating a new world (VR) and a new currency (Crypto) because the reality is a lot of money in the real world is hard to get/were going to a more matrix life (but thats another long paragraph) and this is the future (See: Metaverse). So yes, these images are stupid and expensive, but the reality is if they/we are going to a more virtual space, thatll be a one of one there so justifies the price (or at least to them / the community). People pay millions for paintings in the real world, i guess same concept.
It's also a status symbol. If theres 100 and Steph curry has one, and so do you, you got some clout.