beka valentine on Nostr: in an imperative setting, we could do this by just adding a new field to the source ...

in an imperative setting, we could do this by just adding a new field to the source object -- if its an object we can refer to, that is -- that points to its representation. i find that inelegant because, after all, how does that affect the object's interactions with algorithms? what if there are already such fields for other purposes? etc?