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MENTAL MODEL · M4522

Enclosure Movement

Enclosure Movement
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

In English history, the process of enclosing common land and turning it into private property. It increased agricultural efficiency but also led to the displacement of many peasants, who became the labor force for the Industrial Revolution.

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A metaphor for the privatization of common resources. In the digital age, "data enclosure" is happening: the once open internet (the commons) is being enclosed by tech giants into closed apps (private property). This brings both efficient platform governance and the deprivation of users' digital nomadic rights.

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The Enclosure Movement was a historical process in England where village common land was enclosed into private farms. Small farmers lost their land and became free laborers, which both gave rise to capitalist production and caused displacement. As a model, it reveals how "privatization of the commons" restructures property rights, population, and power.

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