> I mentioned an author using a fictional society's phrasing to influence that society's thought process on ownership. I haven't read that particular book, whi

> I mentioned an author using a fictional society's phrasing to influence that society's thought process on ownership. I haven't read that particular book, which is an oversight I'll have to correct on my next holiday. With that in mind, couldn't society's thought process on ownership drive the phrasing, not the other way around? In other words, maybe you can't change thought processes by changing phrasing.