Not weighing in on Joyce here, but I'd be careful applying that razor. If it made people feel clever to continue to "get" something that is in fact fundamental

Not weighing in on Joyce here, but I'd be careful applying that razor. If it made people feel clever to continue to "get" something that is in fact fundamentally not gettable, you could certainly see a century-long ruse with wide support and nuanced debates on gettedness. Again, nothing to do with Joyce, just people.