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		three14 on Oct 28, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nearly 12M Square Feet of Vacant Office Space in S... On the one hand, this is a fascinating perspective. On the other it's clearly historically incorrect. The Bible already talks about land ownership, and at least by the time of the Talmud they had rental and sharecropping, long before feudalism.

bergstromm466 on Oct 31, 2020 [–]

> The Bible

Ah yes, a most trustworthy source. A book written by many authors and used by monarchs to subdue their populations.

I am not saying this post is factually/historically correct.

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