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Imagine a medieval feudal manor. The serfs farm it; the lord steals part of their harvest and their labor at sword-point.

One day, the peasants get together and refuse to hand over any more grain or labor. They’re just going to continue farming it like they always have. The lord is free to join them as a peasant, farming the land alongside them, but can no longer live off their surplus.

Nothing has been seized from the lord. Nothing was taken away. The lord can still live on and work at the manor, just like anyone else. No one has moved; no one’s access has been altered.

All that changed was that the lord had to get a job.