We did earn it once, so in that sense it is earned. Although I haven't used that word, and I don't recall anyone else acting entitled like you're implying. I wouldn't have thought to ask for the Yggdrasil level 9 back if I hadn't read here that they might do that. (Incidentally, this is a piece of information that would get lost in the chaos on Discord.) Since I read that they might, I politely asked if they would for me. They said yes, but I would not have been upset if they'd said no. I did sell (or delete, I don't remember which) them, and I would live with the consequences of that, as I have since it happened. So get off your high horse. You're just suffering from some weird form of jealousy and it doesn't look good.
A) I would not have minded if they did ask me to "buy" it back. As long as it was game currency and not cash, that would have been fine. It's not my fault that they didn't.
B) "Experienced players" know that we did not own multiple of these things. We owned one of each, because that's all you can get of each. In your haste to judge others, you're making yourself look a little foolish.
Who here is acting like they "earned" getting buildings returned? We all realize that it's basically a gift from Inno, and we're thankful. If anyone needs to show a bit of humility, it's you, not us. (Oh, and many of us have been "paying it forward" for most of our time in the game. That's what you do when you're an experienced player and you see someone who needs a little hand up. Also, I never get "not earned" thrown in my face because I never ask anyone to share a tiny bit with me unless I'm offering them a fair return. Maybe try that and you won't hear the phrase so much.)