Hanshan on Nostr: it's helpful if we all understand why things got the way they are. there's always a ...

it's helpful if we all understand why things got the way they are.
there's always a bigger group of thugs who will come take your shit if you catch their attention.

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To be honest, a common national defense and land-title management are basically what make a functioning state function. Without it, societies have to revert to incest and other tribalism, which the nation-state freed us from. We no longer have to marry our direct neighbors and have 20 sons or simply travel away from home in terror of losing our home while we are away because the state helps us defend our land rights and keeps a highly accurate survey ledger.

This is the core legal innovation underpinning all physical safety, peace, and private enterprise. As soon as land title is disputed or undefended, all hell breaks loose and nothing can flourish.