Abstract ideas will remain abstract until a concrete implementation is actually implemented. It's a tautology, but there seems to be something additional that'

Abstract ideas will remain abstract until a concrete implementation is actually implemented. It's a tautology, but there seems to be something additional that's weird/absurd about it to most people (kind of like, it cannot be taken seriously)...it's hard to explain. I think this essay might be trying to articulate the same/similar thing maybe (I'm guessing here): https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/21/universal-love-said-the-cactus-person/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/21/universal-love-said-th...