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[–] testfactor 8 points 6 months ago (10 children)

So the blanket my grandmother knitted me when I was a baby? Am I justifying my ownership of that property via coercion and the threat of violence?

[–] Lemming6969 11 points 6 months ago (3 children)

If someone came to take it, how're you going to stop that? At the end there are only physical barriers to ownership of anything.

[–] testfactor 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I mean, I think you're hugely discounting psychological barriers, if nothing else. Most people are decent and wouldn't steal the blanket, even if they wanted it.

Ownership of things is a pretty intrinsic part of human existence, and humans are deeply social creatures. There are a lot of non-physical aspects that influence people's concept of ownership.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That's the coercion part. These people like their position in society and don't want to jeopardize it by taking your blanket, because the rules of society state you have the choice (if they take it) to use violence back without societal ramifications (probably by calling the cops). You get some decent perks by being a member of society, so we're all incentivised to maintain that membership.

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