• community has two
  • A: A society that is “the set of all people
  • B: A society that is “the set of people with whom I interact”.

B is a subset of A

  • People can only observe B.
    • Many people think A “would be” but it is not observed fact for the individual
  • There is no “right for others to exist” in the latter world.
    • If you don’t want a person P in your observation range on a social networking site, you can mute him or her.
      • Can make person P non-existent from that society.
  • Each individual has a subjective society and the right to ignore others P in that society.
    • No one else P has the right to be ignored.

Should be named.

How did this story come about?

  • Broadlisting for Governor.
  • We did some broad listening within the company. - Corporate Broad Listening
  • Many people think of a city or a country when they hear the word “society,” but a company is also a society.
    • The company is not a subset of the capital…(some people live in other prefectures).
    • Not even a subset of countries (can work remotely from other countries)
    • If “the set of all people” is society A, then there exists a “society X such that it is a subset of society A.”
    • There may be people p who are forced to do child labor in Africa, but most Japanese do not observe it and usually ignore it in their lives.
    • No, wait, what? There’s someone in your company who “doesn’t know you exist because they haven’t observed you and usually ignore you”.
    • I mean, for each individual, there’s a social B called “the set of people observing.”
    • This is defined by personal observation, so of course it is subjective and varies from person to person

Q: What is the difference between Community and Society B? A: If we believe that a community exists objectively, independent of individual perceptions, then it is a conceptual entity and cannot be verified as real. - The community does not objectively exist. - Explanation: Overlapping subjective communities.


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