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Re:Polis: Open-source platform for large-scale civic deliber... by protocolture on Thursday February 12, 2026 @07:22PM (#46997233)
How would this work considering that the soul is an entirely fictional concept?
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Re:Polis: Open-source platform for large-scale civic deliber... by kylecazar on Friday February 13, 2026 @08:08AM (#47002303)
They use the term in crypto, it's just a metaphysical metaphor. It means non-transferrable.

Identity attributes on chain are "soulbound" to prevent people from exchanging them like other assets.

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Re:Polis: Open-source platform for large-scale civic deliber... by FunHearing3443 on Friday February 13, 2026 @09:53AM (#47003387)
“Empirically unprovable” and “fictional” are not synonymous.
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