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I do not believe any of these social constructs are real. Map vs territory. The map: debt. The territory: guys who come to your house and kick you out for not

• kopecs 3y ago
  A bit late, but I don't find that analogy apt here. Your territory refers directly to the map. And if you don't believe social constructs to be real, then I am confused as to why in your original comment "money" is given as something which is real. I think one could reasonably say that all social constructs are "imaginary" (whether that is useful is another question, but I would say it is not), but I find it more difficult once you engage in line-drawing within social constructs, especially so when you don't specifically articulate a boundary.
• xpe 3y ago
  > I do not believe any of these social constructs are real. You are redefining the word "real". You know this. Some people get a delight from redefining words and seeing the reaction. It is rather tiresome; it doesn't help constructive debate. What have we accomplished here? Have you convinced anyone? Feel free to disagree with a particular social norm or law and present your thinking. If you want to get into epistemology, please do. But we have to find a shared language that makes sense.