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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Need to replace the background so even the Subway is gone.

[–] rockSlayer 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

But at what point does it become a distinct image, if at all?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the heart of the Ship of Theseus problem. Nobody knows!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Either that or there is no such thing as identity

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

how? identities are very clear, the absence of them is impossible to conceive

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I would argue that identities are useful, but a very human construct when applied to transformative material like this. The ship of theseus comparison is actually pretty relevant here!

[–] lobsticle 14 points 1 year ago

If you think about it, every image we see on the internet could potentially have a Subway behind it.