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That's beautiful. But guy couldn't know we'd have Bitcoin one day.
But we do own things.
That's easy. It's not primarily about ownership. It's about the availability of resources and capabilities. And lacking a better, more reliable, more trustworthy alternatives, i.e. it's the best we got, I would cripple or handicap myself therefore blocking my ability to contribute in the way I can meaningfully contribute.
So, yeah, this is a somewhat shallow perspective. This would've been a lot more meaningful in Aurelius's time. I get his ideas. I just think it's a simplification that isn't always reachable/feasible in our society.