• D_C@sh.itjust.works
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    12 hours ago

    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?

    (Edit: I didn’t think I needed to add an /s but…)

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        11 hours ago

        This is a counter, specifically, to " because it is a social construct, therefore I won’t do it."

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          11 hours ago

          It’s more nuanced. It’s ‘this is a social construct, therefore I can just decide whether I want to accept it, and I dont’

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            11 hours ago

            Except in this example, it’s a kid using the argument to get out of “anything and everything”. This isn’t a necessarily a nuanced situation, this is using their own logic against them because they think they found a cheat code to not doing what they don’t want to do.

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        10 hours ago

        Ha, I’ve had that happen when our kids were little yet didn’t think of that at all. Thanks for making me laugh and bringing back the nightmare of the midnight pooper 🤣

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      11 hours ago

      With the added /s it still reads like you’re using an example to explain why things shouldn’t be rejected based on them being social constructs. The edit just reads like you’re smug about it. If that’s not what you’re saying, can you explain what you mean?