In this paper I discuss the commentaries and the criticism that my friends and colleagues have made to the theory of social objects that I put forward in my book Documentalità. Perché è necessario lasciar tracce. In particular, I have articulated my responses along the following main lines: realism; truth (and falsity); ontology vs. epistemology and facts vs. interpretations; textualism and writing; politics; intentionality; consciousness.