Curt Doolittle

Theme: Property

  • DEFINITION: Own, Owning, Ownership

    DEFINITION: Own, Owning, Ownership https://propertarianism.com/2020/05/28/definition-own-owning-ownership/

    Source date (UTC): 2020-05-28 19:12:42 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1266085003680550912

  • DEFINITION: Own, Owning, Ownership

    Mar 23, 2020, 2:01 PM OWNING The concept of ‘own’ cannot come into existence without others to compete with you for control of something, and as such as a means of enforcement by self, or others, justifying retaliation. Without others: |ACTIONS| I know of something or not > I act to bear a cost of it or not > I take physical control of it or not > i defend it or not > i engage in reciprocal defense of others or not (Property Ownership) > we construct institutions of defense or not (Rights Title). So, interest, where interest = born a cost. |INTEREST| potential interest > demonstrated interest > demonstrated possession > demonstrated defense > demonstrated reciprocal defense (property, ownership) > demonstrated institutional defense (property rights, title). You can demonstrate an potential interest, demonstrated interest, possession, independent of others. You can only demonstrate defense, property-ownership, rights-title with others. I mean. that’s a proof. In other words, that’s a set of series that fully disambiguate all dimensions, and prevents the use of sophistry (deceit) by conflation. We retroactively apply the terms rights property ownership given that we habituate the terms under our laws. But these terms are dependent on those laws and institutions – produced with others. Notice how I use “demonstrated” – meaning actions. Notice how I don’t use ‘ideals’ (Platonisms) without defining them operationally as how they came into being. You see? P uses this technique of disambiguation by operationalization, and serialization. This transforms what we call ‘logic’ into a system of measurment.

  • DEFINITION: Own, Owning, Ownership

    Mar 23, 2020, 2:01 PM OWNING The concept of ‘own’ cannot come into existence without others to compete with you for control of something, and as such as a means of enforcement by self, or others, justifying retaliation. Without others: |ACTIONS| I know of something or not > I act to bear a cost of it or not > I take physical control of it or not > i defend it or not > i engage in reciprocal defense of others or not (Property Ownership) > we construct institutions of defense or not (Rights Title). So, interest, where interest = born a cost. |INTEREST| potential interest > demonstrated interest > demonstrated possession > demonstrated defense > demonstrated reciprocal defense (property, ownership) > demonstrated institutional defense (property rights, title). You can demonstrate an potential interest, demonstrated interest, possession, independent of others. You can only demonstrate defense, property-ownership, rights-title with others. I mean. that’s a proof. In other words, that’s a set of series that fully disambiguate all dimensions, and prevents the use of sophistry (deceit) by conflation. We retroactively apply the terms rights property ownership given that we habituate the terms under our laws. But these terms are dependent on those laws and institutions – produced with others. Notice how I use “demonstrated” – meaning actions. Notice how I don’t use ‘ideals’ (Platonisms) without defining them operationally as how they came into being. You see? P uses this technique of disambiguation by operationalization, and serialization. This transforms what we call ‘logic’ into a system of measurment.

  • The Law on Gouging and Hoarding

    The Law on Gouging and Hoarding https://propertarianism.com/2020/05/28/the-law-on-gouging-and-hoarding/

    Source date (UTC): 2020-05-28 19:07:05 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1266083589889949697

  • The Law on Gouging and Hoarding

    Mar 23, 2020, 3:35 PM You may profit from superior achievement in seizing opportunities made possible in the commons we call the market. You may not profit from harm that circumvents the market. Ergo the prohibition on gouging(offense) and hoarding(defense).

    You can clear inventory (rapidly sell out) at normal rates and prices. You can limit sales at normal rates and prices. People owe you the debt regardless of their ability to pay in the moment. But in times of war, plague, crisis, catastrophe, you may not profit from other’s hardship.

    (Reciprocity)Some instinctual immoralities are true.

  • The Law on Gouging and Hoarding

    Mar 23, 2020, 3:35 PM You may profit from superior achievement in seizing opportunities made possible in the commons we call the market. You may not profit from harm that circumvents the market. Ergo the prohibition on gouging(offense) and hoarding(defense).

    You can clear inventory (rapidly sell out) at normal rates and prices. You can limit sales at normal rates and prices. People owe you the debt regardless of their ability to pay in the moment. But in times of war, plague, crisis, catastrophe, you may not profit from other’s hardship.

    (Reciprocity)Some instinctual immoralities are true.

  • What Are They Trying to Steal?

    Mar 23, 2020, 5:02 PM IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH. WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO STEAL? Start with any progressive or libertarian premise and try to figure out what they’re trying to steal. It doesn’t take much. Start with any conservative premise and try to figure out what they’re trying to stop people from stealing. It doesn’t take much. THat’s it.

  • Property is Held by Force

    Property is Held by Force https://propertarianism.com/2020/05/28/property-is-held-by-force/

    Source date (UTC): 2020-05-28 12:54:01 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1265989707667836928

  • Property is Held by Force

    Mar 30, 2020, 2:25 PM

    —“Property is held by force. When someone claims a possession as their property, it means they will use force to keep it in their control.”—Chuckie Pfeiff

    Now, why couldn’t I make it that simple. 😉 Demonstrated interest in fact. Possession in fact. Property by Defense. Property Norm By reciprocal defense Property Rights by institutional defense.

    1. I demonstrate an interest in fact
    2. I possess it in fact (contingent upon whether it’s possessable)
    3. I demand the reciprocity of property by defense.
    4. We create the institution of property by reciprocity
    5. We create the institution of property rights by creating an institution to insure the institution of property.

  • Property is Held by Force

    Mar 30, 2020, 2:25 PM

    —“Property is held by force. When someone claims a possession as their property, it means they will use force to keep it in their control.”—Chuckie Pfeiff

    Now, why couldn’t I make it that simple. 😉 Demonstrated interest in fact. Possession in fact. Property by Defense. Property Norm By reciprocal defense Property Rights by institutional defense.

    1. I demonstrate an interest in fact
    2. I possess it in fact (contingent upon whether it’s possessable)
    3. I demand the reciprocity of property by defense.
    4. We create the institution of property by reciprocity
    5. We create the institution of property rights by creating an institution to insure the institution of property.