Robbed or Hacked?

Would you rather be robbed of your physical possessions or digital possessions? It’s an interesting thought experiment I’ve discussed recently.

If you asked me 10 years ago, I would probably say my physical possessions. But as the years have gone by, more and more of my precious and irreplaceable possessions are digital.

I brought up in a previous post the idea of digital heirlooms. Domain names, pictures of family and friends, my writing, my journal are all digital. It’s harder for me to think of physical items that are not replaceable.

Yes, there are some heirlooms and physical assets that I care very much for and would not be able to replace. But I think digital outweighs the physical now. I’m not sure when this shift happened, but it’s a sign of the times.

This may also be a product of my age. I’m in the late 30s now. My kids have grown up in the all digital age. Almost all of my photos of my kids are digital. I care very much about those.

I’m curious if this is true for everyone? For the sake of the experiment, let’s assume you are not getting your possessions back. They are gone and would need to be replaced by you. What would you rather lose? Your physical or digital possessions? Would you rather be robbed or hacked? Leave your thoughts in the comments.