owning things on the internet is (still) an unbelievably huge idea/opportunity. 

things public blockchains make it possible to own: 

identity, money, data, infrastructure, products, art/media, experiences, attention.

why is owning these things better/interesting?

- identity/data: conveniently bring it with you to any app to enabler richer/personalized experiences
- money: faster, cheaper, more control than traditional financial rails
- infrastructure/products: minimize platform risk/misalignment, participate in the economic upside of things you contribute to
- art/media: better incentives for creators/collectors; timestamped provenance onchain is a growing social signal, and theirs potential for collectors to profit from their patronage.
- experience/attention: typically monetized indirectlyvia ads/media, can now be monetized directly (e.g. prediction markets/memecoins)