20 January 2026

If You Own Nothing, the Real Owners Don’t Have to Care Whether You’re Happy

 Nearly a decade ago, the phrase “you’ll own nothing and you’ll be happy” entered the public conversation via a World Economic Forum essay by Ida Auken (“Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better”). Auken lauded “shared services” as an increasingly normal way of life. Why “own” … Continue reading If You Own Nothing, the Real Owners Don’t Have to Care Whether You’re Happy → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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