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Imagine denying other living and breathing lifeforms agency to thrive and change lol lol lol (mander.xyz)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Fun facts: the UK has crazy laws protecting trees and hedgerows. There's a national tree registry for old boys.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Someone thought me the concept of a legal fiction and I still think about it.

Land ownership, companies, nation states, citizenship: all exist because we agree that it does.

[–] Jinx2756 24 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And money.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

This crooked little vein of logic is what gave us sovereign citizens though, so be careful. Time may be an illusion and all, but schedules still exist.

[–] Madison420 4 points 6 months ago

I mean they aren't technically wrong some of the time, we shouldn't have to pay to exist it's fucking crazy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I honestly agree with them about how dumb a lot of our legal system is. Their response is to try and make it dumber, though