A corner is an ontologically parasitic feature of a table that can't exist on its own.
2026-04-30 16:56 UTC
Replies (8)
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@Lumidaub@feddit.org 2026-05-02 00:44
Where does your lap go when you get up?
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@ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 2026-04-30 17:32
Now this is a quality shower thought!
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@papalonian@lemmy.world 2026-04-30 23:32
Sounds like a thing we talked about in a philosophy class I took. You have a room, with nothing but a blank piece of paper in it. There is one thing in the room. You fold the paper. There is now a crease in the paper. It is still in the room. How many things are in the room? A "crease" (like the corner of a table) is a distinct thing, yet it is part of the paper. There is no increase in mass in the room. Yet the crease remains.
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@iceberg314@slrpnk.net 2026-05-01 03:53
I mean, can anything exist entirely on its own?
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@PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-30 17:11
maybe it's not a feature but a bug, they didn't plan it be there, but there it was
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@UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 2026-05-01 17:57
Isn't a table just an arrangement of matter?
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@limdaepl@feddit.org 2026-05-01 06:38
If you like this shower thought you’re gonna love this video: https://youtu.be/fXW-QjBsruE
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@dipcart@lemmy.world 2026-04-30 21:03
I mean isn't that symbiotic?