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The individual's prosperity is not at odds with the groups. Quite the opposite. Groups are made of individuals, and individuals that act in their own respective long-term self-interest are doing the wisest thing they can do.

There are countless instances throughout history of groups of people living in an area and stewarding it well. There are also countless instances throughout history of individuals sticking their stupid flags into some land and then destroying that land along with the people there.

So to pretend that land is doomed if it is not "privately owned" - which is an illegitimate concept when it comes to things like land and water sources and atmospheric gases anyway - is not logical.

We can only own the things we produce. We do not produce land. It belongs to the earth and the only thing we can do is use it wisely.

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