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.
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.
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.
I don't know what the social aspect is apart from how the socks appear, but this isn't why they exist.
I love when people say "ackchyually you're wrong" without offering an alternative.
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.
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.
They get that from their stuffed tiger.
"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".
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.
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.
And the thing stopping the kid from being forced into child labor is a social construct.
Wait till he finds out that time is a flat circle
"Yes, but that doesn't automatically mean it's wrong or a bad thing.
The next time they say “Socks are a social construct.” Tell them that blisters are punishment for man’s hubris.
"Sure socks are a social construct, but so are the things that let you eat ice cream, watch your favorite streaming service, or play your favorite video game. In fact the only non-social construct actions you involve yourself in are eating, sleeping, and expelling bio waste. Even those you seem to have no problem follow the social rules around. If you'd like to abandon society and escape into nature free of the bounds of social constructs, you're welcome to do that when you're 18 and can afford enough to buy a plane ticket to Fairbanks, Alaska. Until then, you have to put on your socks."
A society is a social construct and there is a social contract to live in one.
Just because something is a social construct doesn't mean it's a bad thing to be ignored.
Being alive is a social construct. Humans decided that some things counted as alive, and other things did not. Nature doesn't care if a bunch of chemical reactions are happening inside a cell, or in a glass tube. It has no objective definition of "alive".
Some social constructs exist for a good reason. Part of growing is learning to tell which are good and which are bad.
Having a shit is a natural process, however doing it privately in toilets is nowadays somewhat of a social construct.
So, should I stop using the toilet and use your bed instead?
Very, good. That’s correct. However social constructs have consequences for non-adherence. As much as I agree with and wold like to support your stance, this is not something for which I’m willing to invest my energy or time to resolve.
Your compliance and the requirement from me, the adult, to you the child; yep, this sucks. When I’m no longer charged with your care and have completed my duty to prepare you to operate with the constructs of society, you may make this decision for yourself.
Until that time, you can put your socks on, or I will. Your choice. Love you.
In the other vein of this, I hate sock and shoes, so I’m pretty much good with skipping all of this. There are consequences that come with that decision too.
And this is why right-wingers want teaching this shit banned in schools.
Not that I advocate violence, but not beating your kids, selling them on the street, or making them work in a factory is also a social contract.
As someone that grew up hating socks (parents only bought the ones with a thick seam at the toe), yes, the requirement to wear socks is a social construct. There are other ways to avoid smelly feet.
Currently, I wear shoes with washable insoles and I have multiple sets of these insoles. I also rotate between shoes, and these shoes can also go in the wash.
I do wear (nice, seamless) socks when I go hiking, but for day-to-day at the office they're unnecessary.
I was going to reply with "wait until their feet are in pain after a day without socks", but then your post happened. Looks like not everyone is built the same.
Dad: Boning your mom is a social construct.
Mom: The fuck you just say about me?
Dad: Uh...
Technically clothes are a social construct.
Religion as well.
Clothes as a concept started with utilitarian purposes like staying warm or cool. There are a lot of social constructs around clothes including when and what is worn in what contexts, but not the reason they exist in the first place.
My feet are uncomfortable without socks. Yes, even when it's hot.
Just tell them: Socks to sock..
Wrong, wearing socks is required to not get blisters. And shoes keep featsies safe.
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