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Being arrested is still just the arbitrary choice of people. It's not real in the sense defined earlier. It is not like, say, needing to harvest food before win

Being arrested is still just the arbitrary choice of people. It's not real in the sense defined earlier. It is not like, say, needing to harvest food before winter sets in.

barkbyte 2y ago
Stop being deliberately stupid
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burnished 2y ago
How is one of those more real? They are both actions that people undertake to accomplish an objective, but there is nothing tangible or factual about either, which appears to be your working definition.
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- randomdata 2y ago
  What makes you think any are more real than any other? If you had taken the time to read the thread you would have learned that the whole idea of a fake deadline is nonsensical.
  - CRConrad 2y ago
    No, only your idea of it is.
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    - randomdata 2y ago
      Huh? I have no idea. If I had an idea, why would I spend my time on a message forum with it? You have clearly not thought this through.
      - CRConrad 2y ago
        You had the idea that "the whole idea of a fake deadline is nonsensical". That could only have come to you because your idea of what a fake deadline is is wrong.[1] Because they exist, so the idea of them is not "nonsensical". HTH! ___ [1]: So that's at least two ideas that you obviously have; putting the lie to your "I have no idea".
        randomdata 2y ago
        The classical notion of "idea" would exclude the output of software, no? Perhaps you are redefining "idea" here?
banannaise 2y ago
Look, I love Baudrillard as much as anyone, and we can talk about simulacra all day, but it's simply not germane. We're not talking about whether these restrictions are societal constructs but rather whether they are predictable, reasonable, and controllable. The tax deadline is predictable. A two-month restriction from holidays is relatively reasonable. The deadline is not realistically controllable. (Your employer cannot eliminate tax filing.)

Being arrested is still just the arbitrary choice of people. It's not real in the sense defined earlier. It is not like, say, needing to harvest food before winter sets in.

barkbyte 2y ago

Stop being deliberately stupid

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burnished 2y ago

How is one of those more real? They are both actions that people undertake to accomplish an objective, but there is nothing tangible or factual about either, which appears to be your working definition.

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randomdata 2y ago
What makes you think any are more real than any other? If you had taken the time to read the thread you would have learned that the whole idea of a fake deadline is nonsensical.
- CRConrad 2y ago
  No, only your idea of it is.
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  - randomdata 2y ago
    Huh? I have no idea. If I had an idea, why would I spend my time on a message forum with it? You have clearly not thought this through.
    - CRConrad 2y ago
      You had the idea that "the whole idea of a fake deadline is nonsensical". That could only have come to you because your idea of what a fake deadline is is wrong.[1] Because they exist, so the idea of them is not "nonsensical". HTH! ___ [1]: So that's at least two ideas that you obviously have; putting the lie to your "I have no idea".
      - randomdata 2y ago
        The classical notion of "idea" would exclude the output of software, no? Perhaps you are redefining "idea" here?

banannaise 2y ago

Look, I love Baudrillard as much as anyone, and we can talk about simulacra all day, but it's simply not germane. We're not talking about whether these restrictions are societal constructs but rather whether they are predictable, reasonable, and controllable. The tax deadline is predictable. A two-month restriction from holidays is relatively reasonable. The deadline is not realistically controllable. (Your employer cannot eliminate tax filing.)