prase comments on Open Thread, August 16-31, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 18 August 2012 02:48:09AM 2 points [-]

Well, as we all know, race is a purely social construct with no underlying biological basis; unfortunately, LWers are known for their very poor socializing skills and understanding of social norms. So shminux, a LWer, doesn't know?

Not very surprising, actually!

Comment author: prase 19 August 2012 08:39:46PM 0 points [-]

Although I assume you aren't being serious, remember that shminux claimed that he doesn't notice hair, eye and skin colour. As far as I know, colour is not a purely social construct, althout if shminux were a continental philosopher, I could imagine him believing that it is.

Comment author: gwern 19 August 2012 08:48:15PM 3 points [-]

C'mon, color is totally a social construct!

Comment author: Nornagest 19 August 2012 09:52:53PM 5 points [-]

There really should be a phrase for socially constructed divisions or elaborations of a continuous empirical space.

Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 19 August 2012 10:48:06PM 2 points [-]

"self-fulfilling distinctions"?