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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 8008631, member: 44316&quot;]Philosophy! Fun!</p><p><br /></p><p>What does the owner of a painting (or coin) have that the rest of us don&#039;t have? What does the owner of a NFT image have that the rest of us don&#039;t have? </p><p><br /></p><p>I think the answers are very different. I can have the exact same image the owner of a NFT image has. Exact same. We have the same ability to enjoy the image as an image, in the same form. However, in addition, the owner has his/her name in a ledger somewhere associated with that image and can enjoy knowing his/her name is the one in the ledger and can enjoy the sense of ownership (as far as the name in the ledger gives a feeling of ownership) and the ability to sell that ownership (if they can find a buyer). </p><p><br /></p><p>The owner of a painting or coin has something physical that cannot be exactly reproduced. Fine reproductions can come close, but required highly skilled work and access to the original. Surely (at least in our culture) there is a more-immediate feeling of ownership if you have an original painting you own on your wall or a genuine coin in your hand. </p><p><br /></p><p>After the buried army of terra-cotta statues of Chinese warriors was discovered in 1974 I remember reading about the Chinese agreeing to exhibit some in the US and when we found out they were going to send copies of originals and not originals we objected that we didn&#039;t want to see copies and (as I recall) the Chinese didn&#039;t see that there was a significant difference. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now I need help to take this further. I solicit the aid of art or coin collectors to extend this discussion to encompass, philosophically, what there is about owning &quot;the real thing&quot; that makes it worth collecting and differentiates it from having an excellent copy. Also, I wonder what the philosophy of NFT ownership is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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