Why Owning Things is Becoming Terribly Old-Fashioned
I was clearing out the attic the other day, a truly dreadful task, and stumbled upon a box of old DVDs. Remember those? Shiny plastic discs you had to physically own, store, and, heaven forbid, find the right one when you wanted to watch a film. It struck me as an utterly archaic concept, like churning your own butter. Today, my entire film library, and my music, and my software, all live somewhere in the ether, summoned at my command for a modest monthly fee.
This isn't just about convenience. I think it’s a fundamental, and rather clever, shift in how we consume. The age of ownership, with all its burdens and capital outlay, is giving way to the age of access. And for an investor, spotting these tectonic shifts in behaviour is where the real opportunities might lie.