Often under scrutiny is the idea that we should have public, free and wild land that is accessible to everyone. Wild land that is preserved for its own sake, too. Huge tracks have been set aside for preservation or limited use. We have kept it this way because not every space is meant for us to inhabit. It is ironic and strange that we even have to fence in wilderness in order for this commons to not be used or abused. And, that our way of life as human beings in the modern era is lived in such a way that we have to protect the land from ourselves, so we don't do too much damage.
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