Just cos its a made up social concept (I don't think it is but I'll accept the premises for the purpose of the argument) doesn't mean its a bad thing. Morals are a social concept should we do away with morality in the name of tearing down oppressive social concepts?

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world -4 points 1 day ago

doesn't mean its a bad thing

Oh, that's not up to you, though. This is something determined on an individual level so you have no control over how other people perceive it. It is entirely a brain by brain basis.

So, for you it's not a bad thing, but for others it is. Just as others don't even think about it or care for the concept at all. Involvement in any identity is involvement in how others perceive you. If you're passionate about your identity, how others perceive you, you'll likely be passionate when their perception doesn't match what you're trying to make it.

There's people offended by being given any gender label. Then there's those like me that don't care and see it as something for others to decide, since my identity exists only in their minds and it's not up to me to control how they see the world, or even care too much. That's how we know it's a social concept. If you were born the only person on earth, you wouldn't even have an identity to worry about. You wouldn't know which height is best, which hair colour is best, your "role" in society, what you're supposed to wear, etc. All these social concept never got invented and you're just you.