N-Dimensional Theory

The intellectual framework that asks, "What if everything we see is just the 3D wallpaper on an infinitely more complex, multi-dimensional reality?" It explores the mathematics, physics, and philosophy of dimensions beyond our perception. This includes string theory's 10+ dimensions, the embedding of our universe as a "brane" in a higher-D bulk, and topological models where dimensions represent states of information or consciousness. It's the mind-bending foundation for asking if "reality" is just a slice of something much bigger, weirder, and potentially accessible.

*Example: "He tried to explain N-Dimensional Theory at the bar: 'Imagine a 2D stick figure. We 3D beings can see inside its organs, remove them without cutting its skin. Now imagine a 4D being doing that to you. That's why your privacy settings are meaningless to a higher-dimensional intelligence.' He drank alone."

by Abzugal January 30, 2026

Meta-Theory

A theory about theories. It's a framework for evaluating, comparing, and unifying different theoretical models. In physics, a "Theory of Everything" is a meta-theory that would encompass quantum mechanics and general relativity. In sociology, it might be a model for how political ideologies form. It's the attempt to find the rules that govern the rulebooks, often succeeding only in creating a new, even more abstract rulebook.

Example: "His meta-theory of comedy proposed that all humor is based on one of five cognitive incongruities. The theory was brilliant, comprehensive, and completely unfunny to explain. He ruined parties by turning laughter into a syllogism."

by Abzugal January 30, 2026

Theory of Constructed Technologies

The perspective that technologies are not neutral tools with inevitable effects. They are built by people with specific values, assumptions, and worldviews embedded in their design. A social media algorithm isn't just code; it's a constructed technology that embodies theories about human attention, social interaction, and value (e.g., engagement = profit). These embedded constructions then shape user behavior, often reinforcing the very worldviews used to build them.

Example: "The dating app's 'matching algorithm' wasn't magic; it was a Theory of Constructed Technology in action. It was built on a model of human attraction as a checklist of preferences, which then taught users to see themselves and others as checklists. The technology didn't just find love; it constructed a new way of looking for it." Theory of Constructed Technologies

by Dumu The Void January 30, 2026

Theory of Constructed Science

The sociological view that scientific knowledge, while aiming for objectivity, is inevitably a human construction shaped by social factors: funding priorities, institutional power, peer review culture, dominant paradigms, and even the personalities of leading scientists. This doesn't mean science is "just an opinion," but that the path to reliable knowledge is paved with social negotiations, controversies, and the gradual construction of consensus, not the simple revelation of pure nature.

Example: "Studying the Theory of Constructed Science, she saw the Nobel Prize not as a divine award for truth, but as the pinnacle of a construction process: decades of building a persuasive narrative, converting peers, winning grants, and marginalizing rival theories until one framework became the 'obvious' truth etched in textbooks."

by Dumu The Void January 30, 2026

Theory of Constructed Evidence

The recognition that evidence is never neutral; it is always interpreted through a lens. A strand of hair is just a biological filament until a detective's theory of the crime constructs it as "evidence of the suspect's presence." A statistical correlation is just a number until an economist's model constructs it as "evidence for market manipulation." The theory comes first and dictates what counts as evidence and what that evidence means.

Example: "In the conspiracy forum, the same government press release was constructed as 'evidence of a cover-up' (because they'd admit that if it were true?) and as 'evidence of their brazen transparency' (to throw us off!). The Theory of Constructed Evidence shows the evidence itself was passive; the opposing theories did all the work."

by Dumu The Void January 30, 2026

Theory of Constructed Facts

The idea that even raw facts are not simply discovered, but are shaped by the theories, tools, and questions that produce them. A fact is a carefully carved slice of reality, and the carving tools are our interests, technologies, and linguistic categories. The fact "the patient has a fever of 102°F" is constructed by the concept of "fever," the Fahrenheit scale, and the reliability of the thermometer. Change any of those, and you get a different fact. Facts are theory-laden.

Example: "The archaeologist explained the Theory of Constructed Facts: 'We say we 'found' a ceremonial dagger. But that fact was constructed the moment we decided to call it a 'dagger' and not 'scrap metal,' and 'ceremonial' instead of 'utilitarian.' The dirt gave us an object; we gave it a story that became a fact in our textbook.'"

by Dumu The Void January 30, 2026

Theory of Constructed Truth

The extension of constructionism to the concept of truth itself. It posits that truth is not a static correspondence between statement and world, but an ongoing social process of justification within a community. A statement becomes "true" when it is agreed upon by the relevant epistemic community using their accepted rules (e.g., the scientific method, legal procedure, religious doctrine). This explains how something can be "true" in one context (e.g., a legal verdict) and not in another (e.g., a historical investigation).

Example: "He argued from the Theory of Constructed Truth: 'In this company, the truth is whatever the CEO says in the all-hands meeting. Your data is just a competing construction. To win, you don't need better facts; you need to become the community that defines the truth.' It was cynical, devastating, and probably accurate."

by Dumu The Void January 30, 2026