2026-09-28 19:26 UTC
"Property" is the established catechism of the Church of Late-Stage Capitalism. "Property" is the most sacrosanct right in public orthodoxy, elevated above every other right. My property right lets me destroy perfectly good food while you starve outside my door:
https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/08/wilhoitian/#human-rights-v-property-rights
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr 2026-09-28 19:26
Before "IP" came into wide usage, we didn't generally try to group this miscellany under one umbrella, but when we did, the term we used wasn't "IP," it was *monopolies*. These regulatory fiats were (correctly) considered to be government-granted, government-enforced monopolies. 15/