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Fun facts: the UK has crazy laws protecting trees and hedgerows. There's a national tree registry for old boys.

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

and everyone just went with it.

Technically, how all law really works at its core.

[–] wizzor@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Someone thought me the concept of a legal fiction and I still think about it.

Land ownership, companies, nation states, citizenship: all exist because we agree that it does.

[–] Jinx2756@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This crooked little vein of logic is what gave us sovereign citizens though, so be careful. Time may be an illusion and all, but schedules still exist.

[–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 0 points 4 months ago

I honestly agree with them about how dumb a lot of our legal system is. Their response is to try and make it dumber, though

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Technically, how all law really works at its core.

Well, that and the threat of overwhelming unilateral violence