Property rights don’t exist in nature. You can only hoard what you can defend. A tiger gets self-reinforcing benefits from expanding its territory. More territory means more access to prey means more energy and growth, which means the ability to expand its territory–a positive feedback loop. Yet more territory also means more time and energy spent patrolling and defending, which means less energy, which means less territory protected, which means access to prey–a negative feedback loop.
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Wealth distribution and feedback loops
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Property rights don’t exist in nature. You can only hoard what you can defend. A tiger gets self-reinforcing benefits from expanding its territory. More territory means more access to prey means more energy and growth, which means the ability to expand its territory–a positive feedback loop. Yet more territory also means more time and energy spent patrolling and defending, which means less energy, which means less territory protected, which means access to prey–a negative feedback loop.