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> You are hinting at something important here. Let me strengthen your point: to own an object means to subject it fully to your own will. Let’s explore that.
by Angostura 2y ago
> You are hinting at something important here. Let me strengthen your point: to own an object means to subject it fully to your own will.
Let’s explore that.
If the law says I can’t ride my motorcycle the wrong way down the street, does that mean I don’t own it?
What about if we add traffic cameras that absolutely guarantee I will be prosecuted?
What about it if we add a black box that reports transgressions automatically to the authorities?
What about if the black box automatically cuts power to the engine?
I don’t think ownership is a binary using your criterion, or perhaps it’s simply that different people will put the dividing line in different places.
- dijit 2y agoYou don't own the streets. You can do what you want with the bike, but your analogy falls flat because it implies that despite you owning the bike you get to drive through your neighbours living room: because your right to own a bike somehow trumps their right to own land and a home.