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A comment on 'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back to the public. Parent comment

Re:'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back ... by OJFord on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @12:53PM (#40443181)
> Inequality isn't the correct term. It's poverty, drug abuse and mental illness.

...relative to others with less of that; hence an inequality.

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Re:'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back ... by Gormo on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @04:53PM (#40446398)
It's absolute poverty, drug abuse, and mental illness that constrain people's circumstances and influence their decisions. How similar or dissimilar a person's circumstances are to those of strangers they have no relationship with are not relevant.
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