▲ 338 ▼ Artist says he will destroy $45 million worth of Rembrandt, Picasso and Warhol masterpieces with acid if Julian Assange dies in prison (www.cbsnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world 160 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SquirtleHermit@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SquirtleHermit@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent