“Sure, but your feet would still get cold.”
Some additional social constructs they may be more sentimental about: gifts, allowance, summer vacation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, doors, privacy, the internet.
Borders are a social construct. Yet there are people killing each other about it.
Your company is a social construct. Yet it provides you with work and money.
Money is a social construct. Yet your kids still want their allowances.
Social constructs are real.things, so here you go
“Very good. That’s exactly right. That also includes early bedtimes, no electronics, and double servings of vegetables. All social constructs that I can establish any time you want.”
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A sandwich is a social construct. But a social construct isn’t always a sandwich.
Guess we’re all social constructs (tf that mean)
Socks keep your shoes from absorbing sweat and help prevent blisters. They’re useful beyond the social construct.
Not wearing stinky shoes is a social construct.
I got me some of them washable insoles
washable incels
theyd be less likely to be incels if they were washable
Arguments like these don’t work with kids. Let them experience themselves what is best for them. And have spare socks ready in case they change their mind afterwards
Sure, if that’s a reasonable option, but letting the kid hurt themselves isn’t always practical. Letting the kids find out ‘messing with the pot of boiling water is bad’ the hard way, as an example, is not what I would consider good parenting.
I think it’s pretty clear they’re referring to uncomfortable stuff, not dangerous stuff. Obviously don’t let them do dangerous stuff.
Exactly. Always protect your little ones. It is okay if they experience negative consequences, as long as it doesn’t harm them.
Trying to drink from a glass of water and get fully soaked is okay, even if the experience is not entirely positive.
Touching a hot oven is not okay. Here you have to protect them. The best you can do is try to explain why it is not okay to touch it.
Even if the argument doesn’t persuade them at the time it still makes sense to point it out to them so that they are (hopefully) aware of it later.
Fully agree. Always verbalize your thoughts and intentions. Give the kids the ability to learn.
Ok but wearing shoes is a social construct. People didn’t wear shoes for thousands of years before shoes came along and they were just fine and full of blisters.
Wearing shoes is definitely not just a social construct. They protect your feet.
Protecting feet is a social construct.
You are a social construct.
And brother, I’m about to collapse.
To some degree that’s true. But these days the ground contains more dangerous objects than it used to. Specifically hazardous man-made stuff
If it was just nature and we still mostly had like forest floor and such, then probably for the most part it’d be safe yeah. Well, with the exception of plants or animals that could damage your feet or bite you
The cholla cactus:
When Moses was walking through the desert for 40 years, he wasn’t just trying to fit in.
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I don’t know what the social aspect is apart from how the socks appear, but this isn’t why they exist.
Edit: Damn. Some of you are threatened by not knowing what a social construct is but really want to argue about socks instead of asking DDG so you can understand wtf is going on before leaving a comment.
I’d be proud of this shit show, OP 🤣
I love when people say “ackchyually you’re wrong” without offering an alternative.
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You’ll have to explain otherwise, since it makes no sense based on what I said.
Then why do they exist?
if you didn’t wear socks then you’ll have to wash your shoes daily or risk getting something like a yeast infection of the foot or athletes foot.
Right, so what Boomer already said.
Warmth, protection, hygiene.
If you were born the only person on earth, you would eventually have something like socks on your own accord. This is function, not social. They wouldn’t be Xmas themed though, since no society exists to have invented Xmas and to show off your socks to.
Social constructs are, by definition, ideas or concepts.
The guy they found frozen in a glacier in the Alps had grasses stuffed into his moccasins as primitive socks.
Functional construct
Next time the kid asks for an allowance, say that money is a social construct
parents feeding children is a social construct.
See, I dunno about that one. I have a very strange and almost primal urge to feed kids. I think it’s generic programming.
It took me a while to learn to control my rising angst when my son started deciding he didn’t want to eat much some days. Had to learn to trust what he’s saying and play it cool with bargaining with him to try things he’s decided he suddenly doesn’t like and eat just a few of the key food groups he hasn’t eaten before deciding he’s full.
Same, there are few things more stressful to me than when my daughter doesn’t eat. Learning to be okay with a sorry dinner is a process I’m still going through
Same with wearing socks… in my case at least.
I absolutely do not have that programming.
“You’ve made a correct observation, now please provide an argument why the social construct of x should not be adhered to. X is dumb and I don’t wanna is not sufficient.”
Those sound like good enough reasons to me
I think something being dumb is a perfectly valid reason to not do the thing.
“it’s just dumb” is as valid of an argument as “it just makes sense”. You need a thesis along the lines of “X happens because Y”.
That’s just dumb.
It’s dumb to shoot yourself in the foot or jump off a cliff.
Don’t do dumb things.
Both examples are similar to anapodotons. They include an implicit thesis. Don’t shoot yourself in the foot because bullets do way more damage than movies let on, your foot will likely never work right again, and even if it does you’ll have endured months of easily avoidable pain and suffering. Don’t jump off a cliff because you’ll likely die and, even if you survive, you’ll have to endure a lifetime of debilitation, pain, and suffering, that could have been easily avoided.
These are also similar to thought-terminating cliches and tangentially related to mondegreens. Anapodotons can be insidious. Fluent speakers unfamiliar with the phrase can tell there’s more to it and, since the general meaning can be implied through context, folks avoid the awkwardness of admitting their ignorance (something we should all be more comfortable with - but that’s a separate discussion) and miss out on the nuance of some “common wisdom”.
A bit of common wisdom is that “common sense isn’t common”. These cultural and psychological quirks manifest in our languages are part of the reason why. Not shooting yourself is a great example because for most people this is an obviously stupid thing to do and, yet, hundreds of people accidentally kill themselves via negligent discharge every year and thousands more are maimed. How often do we believe “don’t shoot yourself” is sufficient advice when, in reality, proper safety training is required to keep that person alive? How often do those hearing the common wisdom believe they know all they need for that cliche to work its magic?
There’s a lot of value in being aware of these linguistic traps and avoiding them when we think to do so. Like being the child that chooses to stop perpetuating generational trauma and abuse. We can choose better words, better phrases, and stop expecting that other people already know what we take for granted.
Was kinda dumb of you to write all that
Nuh uh. 😝
Sorry, we’ve already established that’s not a valid argument.
You’re not wrong, it is terrifying to remember that half of the worlds population is dumber than the average person
RIP George
Carlin spoke his voice properly :/
“No, you justify your position.”
They get that from their stuffed tiger.
Something being a social construct doesn’t mean it’s not real, or ignoring it won’t negatively affect you.
Laws, money, etc. are all social constructs.
And, while it’s good to challenge dumb social constructs, you should pick your battles. Nobody can fight all dumb social constructs at the same time. Is wearing socks really where you want to focus your energy?
This would be a great time to remind him that we live in a society…
Nah, kinda the worst time really. Take a good look at society right now and one could argue we utterly failed and should reject it.
Reference. I was just suggesting that he encourage his son to become a gamer memelord is all.
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And the thing stopping the kid from being forced into child labor is a social construct.
“You can either be a social construction-worker, or a real-ass child construction-worker.”
Wait till he finds out that time is a flat circle
Gamers rise up?
Your mom is a social construct.
Fuckin’ gottem.
Haha, I’m just picturing a dad saying, “so is your mom and I fucked the shit out of her. Now go put on your socks.”
Edit: stupid autocorrect. stupid me for not noticing.
Some social constructs serve a purpose.
I like Max Stirner’s perspective. Like you said, they can be useful - but we can also give them too much authority over us. It’s important to be aware of that.
Yeah, fuck socks! They don’t own me!
Exactly! “Boys” socks, “girls” socks, no - my socks.
Why are socks gendered.
Exactly!
Exactly. Money is a useful construct, but if you look at everything associated with it it’s insane. A tool for tracking the value of goods and services has resulted in wall street, crypto currency, and people burying gold in their yards. It’s become a status symbol to hold this placeholder for labor without doing labor.
I’m not necessarily on board with a moneyless society anytime soon, but I am definitely currency critical.
Currency is an excellent example.
Groups or organizations are another.
Yeah!
Mammals are a social construct. They still serve a purpose.
What matters is what purpose they serve. Not many people are opressed by the concept of mammals.
