• Ashy@lemmy.wtf
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    10 months ago

    Well, he probably won’t be thinking outside the box.

    I’ll show myself out.

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      10 months ago

      Such a clearly defined reality. While obviously limited (from our perspective). Might engender a great certainty in one’s opinions.

      No ambiguity=no uncertainty.

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    9 months ago

    You’re describing Plato’s allegory of the cave.

    And it’s everything for that person, it’s all they ever knew.

    Check out city of ember.

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      I’m focusing on what such a state does to the way you see and know.

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        Yeah, your entire opinion on life is created by the experiences around you.

        The book city of ember explores that but instead of a person it’s the entire city.

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    10 months ago

    If all hia friends are stuck in this box with him as well, theres a good amount of psychological studies pointing toward they will all try to kill each other within 6 months to a year, possibly less.

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      It’s a metaphorical box. A limited and clearly-defined reality. Containing all that is.

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        10 months ago

        Does it contain a pick up truck?

        Or an aircraft carrier?

        Your metaphor does not make any sense with your clarification.

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    9 months ago

    Perspective: shoebox.

    Values: likely shoebox-based, or perhaps worshipping the ever-present AC

    Science: science as a set of principles and methods for understanding the physical world wouldn’t be affected by a man or men in a shoebox.

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    We kind of have examples of this. People with limited experience struggle to put themselves outside what they know.