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> Property itself is a legal fiction. Maybe real property (which only exists because of a property record held in a government building), but it is self-eviden
by sneak 1y ago
> Property itself is a legal fiction.
Maybe real property (which only exists because of a property record held in a government building), but it is self-evident to me (and, I believe, most people) that personal property is a natural right.
One only need look up some TikTok videos of Americans getting pickpocketed in Europe to see how large groups of people feel on the matter.
- mitthrowaway2 1y agoBut you won't feel the same way about a pickpocket who borrows the source code to the software you derive your livelihood from, your sales team's customer list, your would-be-bestselling novel manuscript, your company's secret formula for a rust-proof coating, or that scientific paper that you and your grad students have spent all summer getting ready to submit for publication? Thank you for your generosity!