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Entering Elevator, Social Contract

Handan: riding the elevator, mat
 

Welcome mat spanning the entire floor of this Handan elevator. To what extent does walking on a welcome mat imply some form of social contract? How about walking through a door? Picking up an object? In a future world of digital identification and interactable objects – walking on a mat could initiate a legal contract.