• Bgugi@lemmy.world
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      You could take the interpretation of “ownership” to many ridiculous conclusions, from “all ownership is theft” to “nothing is owned” to “all governent is crime” to “all taxation is theft” etc…

      From a practical standpoint, “ownership” is an arbitrary threshold of exclusivity that is generally respected by society under appropriate conditions. Where that threshold and what the conditions are will vary by the type of property and general social sensibilities.

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      2 months ago

      It’s not meaningless, it’s about who controls a thing. What makes you think ownership must not have conditions?

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          That would mean all taxes are theft.

          You’re welcome to have that perspective, but it doesn’t map well onto any modern legal framework for ownership.