“self ownership” (aka “individual sovereignty”) as the supposed pinnacle of personal development is a perfect example of capitalist realism - in which our economic ideals are so prevalent we literally cannot imagine anything better than “owning ourselves”. . While this probably seems abstract at the moment, in the next few years the question of self ownership will become increasingly concrete as the “ethical tech” movement seeks to give us ownership of our data. Of course, there is a massive problem with treating ourselves as property – we can be bought and sold.