The Theory of Relativity of Social Constructs by fraterchaos, literature
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The Theory of Relativity of Social Constructs
In 1905, Albert Einstein revolutionized our understanding of space and time when he published his "Special Theory of Relativity" with it's well known axiom E=mc2. While few truly have a deep understanding of the meaning of it, most people know the formula, and a fairly decent number have a basic understanding of what the formula means. Simply put, E is energy, m is mass, and c2 is the speed of light squared. And the entire formula can, in one way, be described as saying "Energy cannot be created or destoryed, merely changed in form".
One might wonder what any of this has to do with Social Constructs... well, it all arises from a thought I had
F = G(m1m2)/r2
Black – true black – is the absence of light. Darkness is defined by what it is not, by the lack of something else. When we say a black hole, we truly mean that; black. Blacker than black. An absence of not only light, but of time, distance, anything.
The night was scary when I was little. I hated the dark, but couldn’t bear to sleep so long as the light was on, any light, burning on the other side of my eyelids. I used to have nightmares about dark things in dark corners, shadowy figures with shadowy fingers trailing along my spine. I always woke up cold and fumbling frantically for the lamp, but the aura o