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Re:A Victoria man has gone two decades without money by giantg2 on Sunday July 25, 2021 @11:36AM (#27949925)
"There's no coercion other than a hungry stomach."

This sounds like the classic punishment of being sent to your room without dinner, right? Removing the basic necessity of food is about as coercive as it gets. Even in civilized society we feed prisoners, give food to the hungry, etc.

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Re:A Victoria man has gone two decades without money by missedthecue on Sunday July 25, 2021 @02:01PM (#27951379)
A better way to phrase it would be "compelled by reality".
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Re:A Victoria man has gone two decades without money by giantg2 on Sunday July 25, 2021 @02:14PM (#27951493)
Maybe there's an even better way to phrase it... Other types of coercion are also part of reality.
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Re:A Victoria man has gone two decades without money by mikem170 on Sunday July 25, 2021 @05:52PM (#27953267)
Reality being land owners backed by the state who don't allow people to wander off and grow their own food?
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Re:A Victoria man has gone two decades without money by giantg2 on Monday July 26, 2021 @07:22AM (#27958097)
During the depression, some governments actually had areas in the government land, like parks, that people could sign up for a garden plot. You could grow your own food. This allowed people in the towns and city land to grow on.
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Re:A Victoria man has gone two decades without money by mikem170 on Monday July 26, 2021 @12:19PM (#27961328)
That's interesting to hear! I guess it matters how many people are struggling whether they might allow such things. (The group protects itself more than it protects low-status individuals in the group?)
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