Anyway your experience of the world is an janky-ass active construct of your brain, not any kind of pass-through feed on "reality".
And that's why I have a necker cube tattoo.
The first half of this video addresses what it means in terms of music i.e. "what's the slowest beat you can headbang to?"
"What is the slowest music humanly possible?" [Adam Neely, 15:53] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afhSDK5DJqA
Saccadic Masking is one of my favorite examples of this. @foone@twitter.com did a fun thread a couple of weeks ago about how eye movements make our subjectivity time travel.
Your perception of Right Now is a rolling time window 2-3 seconds wide, which is pretty dang far from instantaneous. That's wild to me.
Oh fuck yeah, turns out my favorite act from last night is actually the host of a weekdaily show I've heard before on C89.5 (local dance/pop/EDM station).
This is someone I DEFINITELY want to see perform again.
The idea that things either Are or Aren't isn't a necessary, inherent feature of the universe. It's a philosophical claim.
One that's been presupposed by an entire culture and canon of philosophical thought, sure. But it's an ideology, not a conclusion.
Says @KawaSeadrake : "I can't believe an audience member clocked me as a furry right away."
Me: "sweetie, you're wearing a pet collar."
Moving to @starkatt
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