Quote of the Day
Believing this is even possible is about one step away from naziism. Intelligence is a social construct.
warrbo @warrbo
Posted on X, October 21, 2025
This was in response to this post:
I can see the potential risks of Eugenics but believing intelligence is a social construct is proof positive this person is an idiot.
I am increasingly of the opinion that if someone uses the phrase, “is a social construct” you can and should disregard everything such person says.
While I not as enthusiastic about this as Aella, I am far closer to her point of view than this warrbo character:
This is maybe the most exciting technical development we have right now
Aella @Aella_Girl
Posted on X, October 21, 2025
Communism is a social construct. It does not exist without a central government and massive imposition of force.
Height is a social construct.
Table manners, weddings, funerals, religion (gonna get in trouble for that one…), all social constructs. It seems to me if humans do things as a group for seemingly arbitrary reasons, it’s probably a social construct. For example, there is no longer a scientific reason not to eat pork or to separate meat and dairy, but it’s still done in some social groups bound by common traditions.