Will NFT’s ever be more than just a phase?

I was massively into the hype around nfts as I had the whole “metaverse will be the new reality” cloud of judgment when they began to gain traction a couple years back. Fortunately i didn’t do too badly in regards to the money I made but do feel bad for those who bought at the top.

With all the “nfts are now worthless” headlines is seems that it was just a big old pump and dump across the board.

With it being actual tech over a specific product I feel there’s still chances for the tech to grow not so much as an investment but more as problem solving technology similar to qr codes.

Is there any real world problems that nfts can actually solve other than for digital artists/collectibles?

(I’m still somewhat responsibly spending small money on reddit avatars as I’m addicted)