I'm not for NFT's myself.. But it proves that digital property has value in collecting, main thing is prices will have to surge over years to become clear what the real prices will be... atm its just anyone guess and wild things happening as to many collections are coming everyday.
I don't own NFT's bc i'm not into it. But I do believe digital art will be a thing for some kind of collecting.
You are right here. Collectibles strengthen the value of owning digital properties. Over the years there will be scarcity which would give them some uniqueness thereby creating value. This goes beyond traditional digital files which can be easily duplicated or copied. Up till these days, the passion for arts is increasing so much. The rich now buy digital art for millions or billions of dollars not just because they are expensive but because they know that in decades to come the value of that art will be sold 10 times what they had bought it.
The secrets is give value to any collectible and you can choose to give it a price you want. Since your not a fan of NFT then it is good that you are a huge fan of digital art. Such that you are willing to collect as much as you can afford.
The main problem in early stages will be
A lot of people knowing each other driving the price of a few specific items and creating higher prices for them… then a unknowing person buying at a to high price for a worthless piece being stuck to it… but yeah DYOR and buy what you deem worthy I guess