RE: If There's No Path for Minnows to Become Whales, Can Steemit Survive? 100% of this post goes to@markrmorrisjr to support #dolphinschool

Well, being a"statist" is a popular option. But, you can't ask for liberty for yourself you're not ready to extend exponentially to everyone. So there you have it. Common property is great, if voluntarily established and if you go back to US history, you see, schools, libraries and parks, among other things, were originally done that way. But, then we decided force was better. As the financial teeter totter, tipped toward govt coffers through higher taxation and user fees, etc, the public demanded more coercion and public spaces became maintained by cities and states. How's that working out for us? You see the rich neighborhoods do well with that, they get attention from their "representatives" while poor neighborhoods get empty patches of grass that hardly ever gets cut. Meanwhile, private parks, museums and monuments remain some of the most beautiful, publicly accessible spaces in existence.

Yup. We agree. But I'm for a wholly new, and as of yet untried idea. ;) BTW, liberty is what sailors get at port. Sailors must still return to the ship. This is why the Statue of Liberty sits in the port and not on land. Freedom is what indentured servants got after their two year contract. There is yet another word that has recently been tainted, but that actually describes the state of each "Steemian" within the "steemit eco-system": sovereign. In the sense of sovereignty in which each human being is their own sovereign state. This is actually quite a different concept then a "free person" who simply has the ability to "own". But this doesn't address the issue of distribution and equality. As a sovereign I may have all the "rights" to fresh water, but if I do not have the capability of enforcing those rights, am i really sovereign?

The liberties guaranteed to individuals are not granted without restriction. Throughout U.S. history, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that individual freedom may be restricted when necessary to advance a compelling government interest, such as public safety, national security, or the protection of the rights of others.

https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/liberty

The commons is the cultural and natural resources accessible to all members of a society, including natural materials such as air, water, and a habitable earth. These resources are held in common, not owned privately.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons

https://books.google.com/books?id=-KiUDz9QdRsC&pg=PA406&lpg=PA406&dq=freedom+vs+sovereignty&source=bl&ots=7IRoC4GLct&sig=BQS5-sr6mcm2nvOKY6R3GDfmSVg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiTiN6ivY_ZAhVS2GMKHc84CYY4FBDoAQhNMAg#v=onepage&q=freedom%20vs%20sovereignty&f=false