That “modern embellishment” is not a great example. It changes the context of the ship’s existence from a physical entity to a legal entity. I like the thought experiment but if you keep changing basic definitions it will get you less than nowhere
The literal joke is that the article has become an example of the very thing it describes, and perhaps a better example than the modern embellishment example
That “modern embellishment” is not a great example. It changes the context of the ship’s existence from a physical entity to a legal entity. I like the thought experiment but if you keep changing basic definitions it will get you less than nowhere
I think that’s literally the joke
The literal joke is that the article has become an example of the very thing it describes, and perhaps a better example than the modern embellishment example