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pluralmonadyesterday at 2:42 PM2 repliesview on HN

Brother, arranging 0s and 1s a particular way on storage you own is not theft in any context.


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ux266478yesterday at 3:17 PM

Unfortunately, that kind of hyper-atomism isn't really an effective argument if you don't already agree with the premise being presented. To make matters worse, the law is a collection of postulates. It can give itself the predetermination of any high-level conclusion it wants, and no amount of reasoning or appeal to lower principles will ever matter.

In otherwords, it's theft if the law says it is. Simple as that.

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tclancyyesterday at 4:53 PM

Preach!