A funny unrelated question that just occurred to me: how can one define property rights in a mathematical multiverse which isn’t ultimately based on “matter”?
We can’t. We can only sensibly define them in the physical universe which is based on matter, with its limitations of “only in one place at a time” and “wears out with use” that make exclusive ownership necessary in the first place. If we ever find a way to transcend the limits of matter, we can happily discard the notion of property altogether.
A funny unrelated question that just occurred to me: how can one define property rights in a mathematical multiverse which isn’t ultimately based on “matter”?
We can’t. We can only sensibly define them in the physical universe which is based on matter, with its limitations of “only in one place at a time” and “wears out with use” that make exclusive ownership necessary in the first place. If we ever find a way to transcend the limits of matter, we can happily discard the notion of property altogether.