• @[email protected]
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    22 days ago

    your interpretation of the concept of ownership practically renders the word meaningless.

    to most people it does in fact mean that it can’t normally be taken away, even though such a thing might be physically or legally possible.

    • @Bgugi
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      31 day ago

      You could take the interpretation of “ownership” to many ridiculous conclusions, from “all ownership is theft” to “nothing is owned” to “all governent is crime” to “all taxation is theft” etc…

      From a practical standpoint, “ownership” is an arbitrary threshold of exclusivity that is generally respected by society under appropriate conditions. Where that threshold and what the conditions are will vary by the type of property and general social sensibilities.

    • AbsentBird
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      22 days ago

      It’s not meaningless, it’s about who controls a thing. What makes you think ownership must not have conditions?

      • @[email protected]
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        02 days ago

        If you own something, and someone takes it from you, its called theft. If its not theft when they take it from you, then you didn’t own it.

        • AbsentBird
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          2 days ago

          That would mean all taxes are theft.

          You’re welcome to have that perspective, but it doesn’t map well onto any modern legal framework for ownership.

          • @HeyThisIsntTheYMCA
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            02 days ago

            Exchange for goods and services no! Give goods and services yes!