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@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ The idea of "networks of consent" is then implemented on top of a
 security paradigm called "object capabilities", which as we will see
 can be neatly mapped on top of the actor model, on which ActivityPub
 is based.
+While we do not claim that all considerations of consent can be modeled
+in this or any protocol, we believe that the maximum of consent that is
+/possible/ to encode in such a system can be encoded.
 
 Paradoxically, what may initially appear to be a restriction actually
 opens up the possibility of richer interactions than were previously