• intensely_human
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    9 months ago

    But land is literally the first form of property. Territory is defended in life’s history long before any moveable object.

    If anything, the conception of certain objects as being part of a person’s territory is the stranger step to take.

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      9 months ago

      I kinda get the feeling that food was the first form of property. Land (by way of good shelter) was probably a close second with good rocks and sticks.

    • Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      This point neither supports nor erodes the logic of ownership of territory or land; it merely points out that it has a very long history. Many things have a long history, some of which have consistent reason and logic behind them, and some which do not.