'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back to the public

Re:'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back ... by BobaFloutist on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @12:02PM (#40442576)

It sounds like you're not a good candidate for an owner of a large parcel of wilderness.

And that's ok! Not everyone has to own acres of undeveloped land!

I think it's appropriate that some kinds of ownership are as much a responsibility as a privilege, similar to how not everyone is prepared to be responsible for river or stream running through their property.

For a somewhat tortured metaphor, there are seats on planes that give extra leg room, as long as you're willing and able to help others in the case of an emergency. You get the benefit of the extra leg room, but you get the responsibility of helping others in an emergency. And that seems like a fair balance!

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Re:'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back ... by throwaway22032 on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @07:12PM (#40447978)

They are not a candidate but in fact an actual owner. It is theirs and not yours.

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Re:'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back ... by BobaFloutist on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @10:45PM (#40449848)

That's ok, I'm a voting member of the general public, and if we decide it's to the benefit of us all for the public to have access to their land, we will!

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Re:'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back ... by tiberious726 on Thursday May 23, 2024 @06:21PM (#40460584)

So robbery? If you want it, you'll take it

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Re:'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back ... by BobaFloutist on Thursday May 23, 2024 @08:15PM (#40461497)

Call it "eminent domain." Sometimes the needs of the many outweigh the wants of the few!

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