Depends. As Fuego pointed out it does bring some benefit that we probably take for granted.Another reason to move outside the country to a less litigious place.
Plus when you're living in Chiang Mai and your neighbor changes your propertly line by 10 feet by building a new fence, or poisons your dog for barking, or opens a night club in his back yard, etc. and you can't do anything because his brother is a local official...