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If one person owned the sun and could charge all humanity for access to its light then maybe that would be a relevant example
by digitaltrees 3mo ago
If one person owned the sun and could charge all humanity for access to its light then maybe that would be a relevant example
- csallen 3mo agoWhat do you think is being proposed, exactly? Some sort of alternative sun that's going to shine on the entire earth, that we'll all be forced to look at?
- digitaltrees 3mo agoNo. I used a rhetorical device to highlight a theoretical monopoly we assume would never exist. But imagine I launch a space sail that can cast a shadow on any part of earth I chose. I could block or unblock sunlight at will and grant access only for paying customers. Is that something that should be permitted?