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If they could privatize air, you can bet that they would have done it a long time ago. Its still public because they havent found a monetization mechanic yet.

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do you notice how their grubby hands want to claim ownership of thongs they did not create?

The grubby hands of the state?

The grubby hands of kleptocrats dying to see how much of the commons they can exploit without cost.

Often one and the same.

It's not public, it's regulated commons.[1]

1. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/property/

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