Nozick rejects the notion of distribution of society's benefits based on equality or desert. He maintains that if we rightfully possess any goods (i.e., we obtained them legitimately), then we own them; they are not ours because we are entitled to equal shares of them or because we deserve them.
-Nozick declares that no end-state principle or distributional patterned principle of justice can be continuously realized without continuous interference with people's lives.

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Nozick's theory of justice, as outlined in his book "Anarchy, State, and Utopia," argues against patterned theories of distributive justice, such as those based on equality or desert. He introduces the entitlement theory, which focuses on the justice of acquisition and transfer of holdings, rather than their distribution according to a predetermined pattern or end-state. Nozick emphasizes that any attempt to enforce a particular distribution pattern would require constant intervention in individuals' lives, violating their rights to their holdings.

Nozick Rejects the Notion of Distribution of Society's Benefits Based