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No One Has Ever Lived in a Dataset

Datasets are engineered records of encounters, not miniature worlds. The essay follows what disappears in collection, labeling, aggregation, and benchmark use, then asks what responsible inference requires.

Status · CommissionedCommissioned. Research roots are public; the full essay is in the queue.

Editorial status · Commissioned. Research roots published; full essay in editorial queue.

Research roots · data feminism; measurement; dataset documentation.

Datasets are engineered records of encounters, not miniature worlds. The essay follows what disappears in. Reviewer 2's verdict: Hold for evidence, publish the question.

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