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Re:Is A.I. The Death of I.P.? by mlsu on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @07:18PM (#39035609)
I do not believe any of these social constructs are real. Map vs territory.

The map: debt.

The territory: guys who come to your house and kick you out for not paying your debt.

Re:Is A.I. The Death of I.P.? by kopecs on Thursday January 18, 2024 @09:07PM (#39050776)
A bit late, but I don't find that analogy apt here. Your territory refers directly to the map.

And if you don't believe social constructs to be real, then I am confused as to why in your original comment "money" is given as something which is real. I think one could reasonably say that all social constructs are "imaginary" (whether that is useful is another question, but I would say it is not), but I find it more difficult once you engage in line-drawing within social constructs, especially so when you don't specifically articulate a boundary.

Re:Is A.I. The Death of I.P.? by xpe on Sunday January 21, 2024 @06:21PM (#39084102)
> I do not believe any of these social constructs are real.

You are redefining the word "real". You know this. Some people get a delight from redefining words and seeing the reaction. It is rather tiresome; it doesn't help constructive debate. What have we accomplished here? Have you convinced anyone?

Feel free to disagree with a particular social norm or law and present your thinking.

If you want to get into epistemology, please do. But we have to find a shared language that makes sense.