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Re:Who died and left the US $7B? by Wytwwww on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @01:58PM (#41790800)
The concept of property (the way we understand it i.e. all the stuff besides of a handful of personal items) is not something that generally exists or existed in "primitive" societies.

i.e. you can't really "own" more land than you and your family can personally farm and extract rent on it without a state to protect your claim.

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Re:Who died and left the US $7B? by fluoridation on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @05:22PM (#41792804)
You can if you can convince others to protect it for you.
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Re:Who died and left the US $7B? by TheCoelacanth on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @05:22PM (#41792806)
And even much later under feudalism, property as we know it didn't really exist. Land (essentially the only productive asset that existed) was owned by the government, but the government was a loose network of aristocrats instead of a faceless state.
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