All science and tech activities are first and foremost people activities. This is why it has been quipped that science advances one funeral at a time, referring to the passing of scientists who held onto old ideas as dogma. The social and organizational side is very prominent everywhere, it's not just the scientists that play a huge role today. Yes, science is a social construct, and good science takes the right kind of people behaving the right kind of way.
Who on earth would believe that the pope would officiate their wedding? Smh.