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Re:Is social media behind an epidemic of teenage mental illn... by huytersd on Monday April 01, 2024 @04:32PM (#39898902)
Reification is the false assumption of using something abstract to make an objective classification. My point is in this case the underlying is not abstract, it’s as objective as it gets (your genetic makeup is a fact).
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Re:Is social media behind an epidemic of teenage mental illn... by kelseyfrog on Monday April 01, 2024 @09:47PM (#39901530)
Things that are grounded can be reified. That's often the case. Grounding gender in chromosomes doesn't mean that gender isn't being reified.
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