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Indrė Lukošiūtė

Karen Throws A Raging Fit Over Neighbor’s New Fence, Demands $650 Property Survey, Loses Big

Humans, similar to animals, are territorial creatures. Establishing boundaries preserves our privacy, organizes social interactions, and minimizes conflict. However, when they’re threatened, we feel the need to defend them, not always in the most ethical ways.

When this guy started building a new fence for a friend, the next-door neighbor immediately came running, forbidding him to remove the old one, as it was on her land. This led to a property investigation, which showed that not only was she wrong, but she also appropriated a part of the neighbor’s territory. 

Establishing territory preserves our privacy, and when it’s threatened, we feel the need to defend it

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