Objections & Replies

1) “This is just a metaphor.”

Reply: Instancing is defined structurally; computational language is heuristic, not a claim about implementation.

2) “This collapses into relativism.”

Reply: Instances are bounded by shared constraints. Perspectives differ; structure does not.

3) “This adds unnecessary metaphysical machinery.”

Reply: Instancing is introduced to explain agency + coordination together, reducing ad hoc patches elsewhere.