I Do Not Own Kin Lane
Kin Lane,
Aug 01, 2019
The concept of owenship entails the concept of exchange - I cannot be said to "own" something unless I can exchange it (say, for money). In this sense, we cannot be said to own ourselves, because we cannot sell ourselves (at best, we can sell our labour or our possessions). But where does this concept of "ourselves" begin and end. Take this assertion: " A photo taken by me or of me is not owned by me. It is me. There is no ownership of my physical or digital self." The question that arises in my mind is: is there a digital self? Can there be any sense of 'me' that is not my body? I could sell a photograph of myself, if anyone would but it, but I could not sell the property of 'looking like me'. So, maybe...
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