The comment in question:
“To everyone arriving here from /all, remember that this is a .ml community when you attempt to engage in good faith.”
Edit: Sorry for the double post - I just got back after being gone all day and didn’t realize someone else had made a post about my comment! There’s a bit of discussion here so I was going to leave it, but if the mods would rather delete it, feel free!
I get what you mean. Although I know firsthand that in America open fields are guarded heavily, often violently. (Former government health department inspector.) Even approaching the fenceline without explicit permission is unwise for how sour a response it can create. I am beyond metaphor though with this.
That is true, many people can get violent even over something that isn’t their house. I think another important factor is also how other people empathize with the “victim” as well. If someone was the victim of home invasion people would feel more empathy towards them compared to someone who chased down a person who walked on their empty plot.
No one is challenging their ownership of either properties, but the situations are wildly different.