But do they? We can all have it. Its digital. Their access is identical to mine.

If you believe in this stuff as 'ownership', then I have a bridge in Brooklyn I can sell you. I can even register it on a blockchain!

Hilarious, but it's not about access though is it? I'm not saying they claim to own the artwork. They own the NFT, and ergo the bragging rights. I think of it as just another indulgence that is a conversation starter or whatever. It'll either go out of fashion or stay in. They're hardly the first useless commodities to suddenly be deemed valuable and they won't be the last.

I have a buddy that doesn't buy lottery tickets. I say "I like to fantasize about if I win." He responds, "I fantasize without buying the lottery ticket."

If I imagine I own the NFT, then I can have the bragging rights too. I just make it up. Which is pretty much the same thing.

I suppose you're right, but you'll look silly if someone decides to call your bluff and ask you to prove it right after the brag.

Then I'll register it on a backwater blockchain somewhere. Voila!