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>weight of data
Data has energy, but it doesn't have weight. Anything that moves at the speed of light (photons, magnetic fields, electric signals) have no resting mass and undefined relativistic mass (0/0 = undefined). Data is stored on a state of matter, not the presence of matter.
>where on the internet is this post
You're almost presenting a ship of Theseus argument, except instead of the ship being recreated one part at a time, a separate ship is being constructed from the same parts in a different location. There should be no argument that the two ships are the same. However, referring to the broader concept or idea of a post is different (like the broader idea/concept of a thought, rather than the neurological signals corresponding to a particular thought).
You think my argument has switched, but I think yours has. Because now you're assigning metaphysical qualities to all concepts and ideas, and not just human consciousness. If this immateriality is present in inanimate objects, what's stopping an artificial intelligence from tapping into it?