If names are hard, families are harder. Systems like Netflix and Amazon Kindle try to encode formal definitions of ‘‘family’’ based on assumptions about where you live – someone is in your immediate family if you share a roof – how you’re genetically related – someone is immediate family if you have a close blood-tie – how you’re legally related – someone is in your family if the government recognizes your relationship – or how many of you there are – families have no more than X people in them. All of these limitations are materially incorrect in innumerable situations.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 00:03:51 +0000
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