What a thing is, glib answer, it is what you make it to be.

Is it a pipe, or is it not a pipe, or is it a painting of a pipe, or art, or trash? Up to you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treachery_of_Images#/media/File:MagrittePipe.jpg

Not glib conclusion, there is no objective 'is.'

Thanks for the read!