But eventually you own the car. You never own the monkey.
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spicytuna62@lemmy.world āØ17ā© āØhoursā© agoReplace ātokenā with ātitleā and āmonkeyā with ācar,ā and youāve got a formula most people understand.
I own the title, but I donāt own the car.
Unlike the monkey, you can go find the car in the real world.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world āØ17ā© āØhoursā© ago
AA5B@lemmy.world āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
Plus you can trust that no one else has your car, whereas you have no way of knowing how may times your monkey was copied or how may exist outside the scope of your ācertificateā
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world āØ9ā© āØhoursā© ago
āYou wouldnāt download a carā¦ā
AA5B@lemmy.world āØ9ā© āØhoursā© ago
Thatās the worst part, where the reality is the opposite.
- my car has value because it exists as a physical thing that is useful to me. If I could download a car, it doesnāt take away from anyone, just adds value for me
- the monkey could only have value in exclusivity. It is not a material possession nor is it useful to me, but can only have value if I can prevent anyone else from having it. If I could download someone elseās monkey, then they lose any value they think it had
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works āØ11ā© āØhoursā© ago
Its not about whether you actually own the thing or not, its the record of you owning it.
Without a central body enforcing it its basically pointless, similar to if you donāt own the title of the car you donāt actually have record of ownership and therefore donāt have the rights to go along with that legally. (In theory lol)
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world āØ9ā© āØhoursā© ago
If you donāt have the title to your car, and no one else does either, you can prove ownership by possession. Same with NFT, you prove ownership because you possess the wallet credentials.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works āØ9ā© āØhoursā© ago
So what if someone steals your car, what then?
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today āØ9ā© āØhoursā© ago
A closer analogy is Copyright Registration. You submit a work to the copyright office, claiming to be the original artist. If there is ever a dispute, the submission serves as evidence as to the date and time you claimed the work. If it predates the claims of another, and they canāt prove you transferred the work to them, you win the case.