Xandra Granade 🏳️⚧️ on Nostr: In some sense, this is just the insight of "Obergefell v. Hodges: the database ...
In some sense, this is just the insight of "Obergefell v. Hodges: the database engineering perspective" all over again, but it's absolutely clear that data models reflect *and constrain* modalities of thought. If your database has wife_id and husband_id columns, then gay marriage, polyamory, and transgender people are all considered exceptional.
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