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Chapter 7 - Chapter 7: The Ontology of Meaning

Meaning in Eurostate possesses physical consequences.

Speech acts produce measurable effects like reputational damage, psychological trauma, social exclusion and literal bodily injury. This phenomenon results from the convergence of several technologies:

1. Algorithmic reputation tracking

2. Narrative amplification systems and

3. Neuropsychological conditioning. Together these systems convert language into a measurable weapon. This weaponisation of speech constitutes the core mechanism of the Logomachy.

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