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The connection between corps and unions/farmers markets is clear to me, but the jump between unions/farmers markets to individuals is not.

Yes, I do think groups should not have rights individuals have. It's more about the scale than the amount of people, and the line between that gets blurred when an individual can control thousands of PCs.



For example, individuals are entitled to freedom of assembly, the ability to, say, gather and push for better labor conditions. If we restrict the rights of groups, would the government suddenly say, "Well sure, each of you can ask for labor rights individually, but you can't gather together to do it, because groups shouldn't have the same rights as individuals."

I suppose, I don't think the line between groups and individuals is quite so clear. When does a group become "greater" than the individual in a way that requires the individual to give up certain rights?




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