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All forms of structuring society are "regulation". Capitalism doesn't exist without private property law.

• nordsieck 2y ago
  > All forms of structuring society are "regulation" If you're going to count the emergent structure that forms from voluntary cooperation as "regulation", the word loses its meaning. > Capitalism doesn't exist without private property law. Sure it does. Laws aren't self-enforcing: the the thing that makes laws "real" is violence (or the threat of violence) backing them up. For those who are unable to avail themselves of remedies under the law - typically because they're engaging in illegal behavior - they can skip the law bit and move straight to violence. Basically every criminal organization or individual operates in this manner. I'm not saying it's nice to live this way - I very much like living in a place with a (mostly) functioning legal system. But Capitalism very much does exist without private property law.
• robertlagrant 2y ago
  That's law, not regulation.