One "owns" (free and clear) very little in real life. Most people -- house, car, etc -- are financing their lives with debt. In these cases, ownership is a bit

One "owns" (free and clear) very little in real life. Most people -- house, car, etc -- are financing their lives with debt. In these cases, ownership is a bit of a myth -- your legal rights are only contingent on your credit. With your data and your free speech-- also, this is very circumscribed in reality. Soon, the idea of "ownership" will just be made fully synthetic. We will rent the assets of our lives...just like our homes...wether this is good or bad...or just another level of clarity...is in the eye of the beholder. This will solve any debate on who "owns" a phone, or a piece of software...there will just be no more "sales"...just "leases" of the same...without the residual legal rights of true ownerhsip...nor the notion that denying such rights will be anything less than what is otherwise suspected...