I think ownership is overrated - there is a certain kind of person who sees something and whose first reaction is "i want to own it", ownership as a means to accrue value leads to a community of vultures; instead of ownership, we should think about "contribution" as the primitive
ruby justice thelottwitter.comI think ownership is overrated - there is a certain kind of person who sees something and whose first reaction is "i want to own it", ownership as a means to accrue value leads to a community of vultures; instead of ownership, we should think about "contribution" as the primitive
In his book The Life of Things, the Love of Things, Italian philosopher Remo Bodei traces the role of objects in society over time. “It is evident that the value of the use and exchange of objects today has partially given way to their transformation into simulacra or their exhibition as mere status symbols,” he says. What separates an object from ... See more
Kyle Chayka • 10 Lessons for Crypto Media: Dirt’s Year in Review
NFTs and The Act of Ownership Something NFTs allow you to do is identify that one true super fan who is willing to pay a really high amount and allow a creator to earn a lot off of not that many followers. Not only can you identify them, but really you’re allowing them to identify themselves... But it’s interesting that transactio... See more
NFX • Li Jin on The Passion Economy & Its Hidden Currency
sharing is convenient, secure, and more cost-effective than ownership.
Rachel Botsman • What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption
The divide between those who do and don’t own capital is an important driver of widening wealth inequality [50]. Forms of accessible co-ownership could be an antidote to chronic wage stagnation and anxieties about job-replacing automation.