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by cynicalkane 4411 days ago
First you say, "In Wittgenstein, intellectual property is a meaningless phrase." But this is the opposite of the truth, because in Wittgenstein phrases have meaning if they can reliably be used to communicate. So in this example 'intellectual property' is a perfectly cromulent concept.

Now you say, "Intellectual property is still a meaningless phrase, because flamebait about God and courtroom farts." To me, it just looks like you're saying intellectual property is meaningless because it's an intangible concept you happen to dislike. This is good to impress people on the Internet, but not a good way to analyze or change the system we live in.