Up until the phrase "real estate" this same argument could be applied to all sorts of ownership/rentership dichotomies, e.g. subscription-based services (stream

Up until the phrase "real estate" this same argument could be applied to all sorts of ownership/rentership dichotomies, e.g. subscription-based services (streaming, SaaS, etc.) vs ownership of content media (buying albums, self-hosting, etc.). Software and digital media more generally really calls into question the notions of property per se.