I should learn that one needs to expand thoughts before posting on HN: shortcuts are not allowed and will get fingertwitch-downvoted instantly. Borders are out

I should learn that one needs to expand thoughts before posting on HN: shortcuts are not allowed and will get fingertwitch-downvoted instantly. Borders are outdated, because a) fundamentally we are all the same and in the grand scheme of things (think global warming, alien civilizations, space) who "controls" what piece of dirt doesn't matter at all, and b) the days of territorial invasions are over: these days it simply doesn't make economic sense to invade and "control" territory — with the inevitable resistance you can't possibly pull out more value out of it than you invested into invading it. Borders are a concept that, like countries, is very attractive to people who profit from it. Politicians want to have something they can rule, hence borders. But as the article nicely shows, this concept makes no practical sense whatsoever these days.