sixes_and_sevens comments on Open Thread, July 1-15, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 05 July 2013 02:31:20PM -1 points [-]

This seems to be actively running away from the point. Also, see the other response re: my lack of interest in this particular ontological discussion.

In my example, there's also a concrete reason to distinguish between images and documents. The image is going to be embedded on a webpage, where people will simply look at it. Meanwhile, the document is going to be printed off as an actual physical document. Their respective formats are generally optimised for these different purposes.