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    It is not the case that An agent who achieves a fair welfare level by disproportionately consuming a shared resource wrongs others by foreclosing their equivalent use of that resource, even if welfare metrics appear equal.

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    • 1.If welfare outcomes are genuinely equal, the distribution mechanism is morally secondary—what matters is each person's actual wellbeing, not how it was achieved.
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    • 2.Some agents legitimately convert resources more efficiently; restricting their consumption to preserve others' unused entitlements sacrifices total welfare.
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    • 3.Wrongs require identifiable harm to the wronged party; equal welfare outcomes mean no one is actually worse off than their fair share would produce.
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    • 1.Fair process matters independently of outcomes; equal access rights are violated when some consume disproportionately, regardless of final welfare parity.
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    • 2.Resource foreclosure creates dependency and reduced autonomy for others, even if their welfare metrics match—this relational harm is morally distinct.
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    • 3.Accepting disproportionate consumption as permissible if outcomes equalize incentivizes exploitation of those with lower conversion efficiency or needs.
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