nothing relationally

1- Collateral relative's spouse's ascendant
2- Collateral relative's spouse's collateral relative
3- Descendant's spouse's ascendant (except: child-in-law's parent = co-parent-in-law)
4- Descendant's spouse's collateral relative
5- Spouse's collateral relative's spouse's ascendant
6- Spouse's collateral relative's spouse's collateral relative
7- Collateral relative's spouse's collateral relative's spouse
8- Spouse's collateral relative's spouse's collateral relative's spouse
9- Descendant's spouse's collateral relative's spouse
10- Relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse
11- Spouse's relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse
12- Relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse's ascendant
13- Relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse's descendant
14- Relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse's collateral relative
15- Spouse's relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse's ascendant
16- Spouse's relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse's descendant
17- Spouse's relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse's collateral relative
18- Without kinship (nor biological, nor by affinity, nor by undefined classification, nor by adoption, nor by socio-affectivity or nor by other type) and without social bond at the same time

Nothing relationally

by Kowoyo April 22, 2023

nothing relationally

1- Collateral relative's spouse's ascendant
2- Collateral relative's spouse's collateral relative
3- Descendant-in-law's ascendant (except: child-in-law's parent = co-parent-in-law)
4- Descendant-in-law's collateral relative
5- Collateral relative's spouse's stepascendant
6- Collateral relative's spouse's collateral relative's spouse
7- Descendant-in-law's stepascendant (except: child-in-law's stepparent = step-co-parent-in-law)
8- Descendant-in-law's collateral relative's spouse
9- Spouse's collateral relative's spouse's ascendant
10- Spouse's collateral relative's spouse's collateral relative
11- Stepdescendant-in-law's ascendant (except: stepchild-in-law's parent = step-co-parent-in-law)
12- Stepdescendant-in-law's collateral relative
13- Spouse's collateral relative's spouse's stepascendant
14- Spouse's collateral relative's spouse's collateral relative's spouse
15- Stepdescendant-in-law's stepascendant
16- Stepdescendant-in-law's collateral relative's spouse
17- Relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse
18- Relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse's any relative
19- Relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse's any relative's spouse
20- Spouse's relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse's any relative
21- Spouse's relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse's any relative's spouse
22- Absence of kinship and absence of social bond at the same time

Nothing relationally

by ABCD1234WXYZ April 24, 2023

nothing relationally

1- Collateral relative's spouse's ascendant
2- Collateral relative's spouse's collateral relative
3- Descendant-in-law's ascendant (except: child-in-law's parent = co-parent-in-law)
4- Descendant-in-law's collateral relative
5- Collateral relative's spouse's stepascendant
6- Collateral relative's spouse's collateral relative's spouse
7- Descendant-in-law's stepascendant (except: child-in-law's stepparent = step-co-parent-in-law)
8- Descendant-in-law's collateral relative's spouse
9- Spouse's collateral relative's spouse's ascendant
10- Spouse's collateral relative's spouse's collateral relative
11- Stepdescendant-in-law's ascendant (except: stepchild-in-law's parent = step-co-parent-in-law)
12- Stepdescendant-in-law's collateral relative
13- Spouse's collateral relative's spouse's stepascendant
14- Spouse's collateral relative's spouse's collateral relative's spouse
15- Stepdescendant-in-law's stepascendant
16- Stepdescendant-in-law's collateral relative's spouse
17- Relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse
18- Relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse's any relative
19- Relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse's any relative's spouse
20- Spouse's relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse
21- Spouse's relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse's any relative
22- Spouse's relative's widowed (not biological)'s new spouse's any relative's spouse
23- Absence of kinship and absence of social bond at the same time

Nothing relationally

by AA00ZZ99 April 24, 2023

Theory of Illogical and Irrational Variables

A social theory proposing that human behavior, social systems, and collective decision-making are fundamentally shaped by illogical and irrational variables that cannot be reduced to rational calculation or scientific models. These variables include identity (who people believe they are), interests (material and symbolic stakes), social control (mechanisms that shape behavior), mass control (management of populations), power (capacity to impose will), force (coercive capacity), hegemony (cultural dominance), mass psychology (collective emotional dynamics), and culture (shared meanings and practices). The theory explains otherwise puzzling phenomena: why politics and law are almost always incompatible with scientific recommendations (because they answer to identity and power, not evidence); why people consistently vote for terrible politicians (because voting is about identity and belonging, not policy); why science and logic themselves can function like religions or ideologies (because they become identity markers, not just methods). The Theory of Illogical and Irrational Variables doesn't deny that reason exists; it insists that reason operates within a field of forces that are anything but reasonable. Understanding these variables is essential for understanding why the world so stubbornly refuses to conform to our models of how it should work.

Example: "He couldn't understand why people kept voting for a corrupt politician despite overwhelming evidence of incompetence. The Theory of Illogical and Irrational Variables explained it: identity trumped evidence. Voting wasn't about policy; it was about belonging. The politician represented 'us'; the evidence came from 'them.' Reason never had a chance against identity, interests, and the psychology of the tribe."

by Dumu The Void March 8, 2026