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Re:'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back ... by Loughla on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @10:44AM (#40441631)
>How many people even want to own empty land in the first place?

My experience, based on the price of property, is that a shit ton of people want to own empty land, in the anticipation of it not being empty at some point in the future.

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Re:'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back ... by ghaff on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @11:18AM (#40442080)
Or they like the buffer space. Between my smaller amount of property and my two neighbors, we’re collectively on about 75 acres. (My house is the property’s original 1820s farmhouse.) I’m not sure the rest of the property would be buildable anyway.
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Re:'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back ... by cratermoon on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @11:23AM (#40442125)
Yeah, you never know when Wal*Mart might want to come along and buy it to put up a another big box.
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