You sound like a libertarian ;-D. With a reasonable time limit understood, 'dibs' is society's solution to a real problem.
A Real Problem???
Not in my book. IF you want to live in a city like Boston, NYC, or DC, and IF you want to park where you want to, then buy or rent that place.
A public street - even in front of your home - is fair game legally for anyone to park there.
Yeah but I’m from Chicago the tradition is so abused and the vandalism is out of control. They’re cutting brake lines.