06-10-2022, 03:22 PM
Well, my thought was just that it all seems a bit arbitrary. The concept of "land ownership" just seems made up when you look at it in this context.
If I could drill STRAIGHT down through my land piece of land 1000 miles, do I still own that final point the drill reaches to??
What if I had a drill long enough to pop through the other side of the world and it comes out in China? Do I own that?
Of course those things aren't REALLY possible, but... this is my line of thinking. And especially in the example about Canada, I think that really says it all. We just don't "own" anything, an overarching power is always able to claim right to it, given the necessary circumstances for them to do so.
The concept of ownership just seems like a finite thing to base one's life around. I think owning the land is fine, as long as you stay realistic that it's really just leased no matter what... stop paying those taxes, suddenly it's not yours. An emergency happens that causes the government to strong-arm you off your own land, suddenly it's not "yours"... it's all just made up.
If I could drill STRAIGHT down through my land piece of land 1000 miles, do I still own that final point the drill reaches to??
What if I had a drill long enough to pop through the other side of the world and it comes out in China? Do I own that?
Of course those things aren't REALLY possible, but... this is my line of thinking. And especially in the example about Canada, I think that really says it all. We just don't "own" anything, an overarching power is always able to claim right to it, given the necessary circumstances for them to do so.
The concept of ownership just seems like a finite thing to base one's life around. I think owning the land is fine, as long as you stay realistic that it's really just leased no matter what... stop paying those taxes, suddenly it's not yours. An emergency happens that causes the government to strong-arm you off your own land, suddenly it's not "yours"... it's all just made up.
