lessownership

29 may 2015 4:33pm

in this improved future world i see a world where there is far less ownership of stuff

both the physical stuff & the virtual stuff

a big problem with the current model is all the problems that surround ownership

corporations are given ownership rights of lands, mineral rights, oil rights, etc.

someone thinks up (creates) something they are given ownership rights

someone has something slightly different & things get real messy fast

nations fight over territory ownership

everyone is so hung up on owning stuff

it really complicates life & creates tons of conflict issues

when we have a world that is concerned with the needs of future generations

then it makes far more sense to devalue the ownership of stuff

instead of owning stuff you might think that you are only a short-term temporary user

we know everyone dies & that the stuff is useless to you when you are dead

the issue has always been to leave stuff for your heirs

but when everyone is given for free essentially all the same stuff

now no one needs to leave their kids stuff

so then what becomes important is the rules

that determine who gets the temporary use of what

who gets to live where

who gets to use what dwelling

what happens to yours parent's things when they pass

who gets the antique chair your great grandfather made

i do not have all the answers right now

but these are far simpler questions than who gets the oil in the ground