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「A に/としたところで B」 is really confusing me.

According to my textbook the difference seems to be that にしたところで is used with
nouns while everything else takes としたところで。

According to this [website](https://chiyo-sampo.net/grammar-
jlptn1-nishitatokorode/), however, there is no such restriction but they do
state that there is a small difference in meaning which unfortunately they do
not explain. The found an answer on another
[website](https://hinative.com/ja/questions/5130786) where the explanation
went along the lines

> にしたところで = even if A is the case, you shouldn't do be/B is not possible  
>  としたところで ₌ however much you do A, B is not possible<

That sounds like a pretty big difference my book/websites should mention. Is
it then correct?

Also on the first website mentioned above they state that there are exceptions
where B doesn't express some kind of incompetence or meaninglessness. One
sentence I think fits the description would be

> 「一つの言葉にしたって、聞く側によって意味は変わる。」<

Which I would translate with "Depending on who is listening even a single word
can change the meaning". But if the translation is more or less correct, it
would be quite different from the meaning above, wouldn't it?
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What's the difference between としたところで and　にしたところで and how to use it in a "positive" way
First, native Japanese speakers hardly ever say "～に/としたところで", and often use
"～にしても/～としても" alternatively, because the later conjunctions are shorter and
more casual than the former.

Then let's think about "～にしても/～としても".

> ex. 一つの言葉にしたって,聞く人によって意味は変わる。  
>  _Depending on who is listening even a single word can change the meaning._

In this sentence, we can substitute ～にしても for ～にしたって, but cannot do ～としても.

If you wanna use としても, you should modify"～だとしても"

Well then, see the usage of ～に/としたところで.

Compared with ～にしても/～としても, "～に/としたところで" differs a little in a relationship
between the preceding and following sentences. When you write or read
sentences which contains に/としたところで, the logical relationship between clauses
would be important.

In order to better understanding ～に/としたところで, let's disassemble に/としたところで into
にする/とする and ところで.

noun. /adj. + にする/とする : put into a certain state.  
_ex. 部屋を綺麗にする/make room clean_

> Clarkをリーダーとする空の民(Skaikru)/ Skaikru with Clark as a leader

verb. + (～しよう)とする : try to do.  
_ex. 寝ようとする/try to sleep_

ところで : one of conjectives,it means paradox【逆説】 or converse【転換】.

【転換】: By the way.

> ex.今日は晴れですね。ところで、昨日のテストはどうでしたか？

【逆説】: The later section shows that the result is the opposite of what is
expected from the previous section.

However,"ところで" alone doesn't make sense of【逆説】,we need to use in combine with
"～する".

Thus, ～に/としたところで leads a paradoxical(逆説的な) sentence.

There is no unique translation,but I seem "No matter what" and "Even if" are
suitable.

> ex. ジュースを買おうとしたところで、財布を持っていないことに気づいた。  
>  _When I attempted to buy juice, I realized that I didn't have a wallet._

> ex. 目隠しをしたところで、彼はすぐにルービックキューブを解けます。  
>  _Even if he blindfold himself, he can solve Rubik's Cube immediately._

To be blindfolded is a handicap or adversity to solving the cube, but he is so
ingenious that he can solve it in that situation.

Like this when A has negative nuances, it can lead to a positive sentence.

By the way(ところで【転換】), the difference among ～に/と/を +したところで is something like
case inflection or postpositional particles. There is no difference in
meaning, but 目隠しとする or 目隠しにする seem a little strange.

For details, see [this following bulletin
board](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/73094).
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> What's the difference between としたところで and にしたところで

に：essential elements,inner power

と：target, far away

Guys, before downvoting, please look up these two partiles from 岩波古語辞典 . It's
really difficult to describe them in human language. I am just expressing my
feelings on these two particles.
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