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      To call something a social construct doesn’t diminish the impact of that thing. Race is a social construct as well, and that too has very real impacts on people. Much of what humans interact with on a daily basis are social constructs. That doesn’t make those things meaningless or trivial.

      Marriage is a social construct, but that doesn’t mean I can go around acting like I’m single without consequence.

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      One crime has far less harsh sentences, far less enforcement, and a much more significant impact. Yet harm is the same by the money amounts.

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        The harm from wage theft is generally worse, as the employee is much more likely to be negatively impacted from missing that $100 than the employer is.