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Re:A computer can never be held accountable by dsr_ on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @12:54PM (#42936049)
Sure, it's called "property" and "contracts".
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Re:A computer can never be held accountable by bitcoin_anon on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @02:14PM (#42937203)
But these aren’t about the government allocating stuff.
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Re:A computer can never be held accountable by immibis on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @07:52AM (#42947814)
Absolutely they are.
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Re:A computer can never be held accountable by bitcoin_anon on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @02:05PM (#42953469)
allocate: distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
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Re:A computer can never be held accountable by immibis on Friday February 07, 2025 @07:34PM (#42979157)
Yep, when the government makes a plan like "5 hotdogs per person per week" that's allocation, and when the government makes a plan like "each 100x100 meter plot to the highest bidder" that's allocation, and when the government makes a plan like "special rights to the creator or their nominee until 70 years after they are dead" that's allocation too.
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