Humans gain ownership of intangible items everyday, so how does that affect a person’s development of self identity? If a person owns something intangible, that person will feel more powerful because ownership of knowledge equates to power. If a person has a lot of knowledge, than that person has a large amount power. For example, in the 1900s people gained ownership of the idea that the Aryan race was the “master race.” People who read “Mein Kamph” by Adolf Hitler gained this knowledge. Since Hitler and people who read “Mein Kamph” had ownership of this idea, they held the most power during this time period. People who had ownership of the knowledge that the Aryan race is superior had so much power that they were able to murder millions
