See update for April 5, 2021, at end of post.
A clarifying question as to whether something might—emphasis on might—be a social construction is whether it would make sense to your cat.
If you think your cat might understand it, then there’s a decent chance it has some reality in the physical world. Yes, that excludes a lot of things we take for granted, and part of the charm of a cat is that they see right through those things to physical essence. Read more