What’s one thing you wish more people noticed in everyday life?
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People rarely notice anything above their eyeline. It has to be directly in front of them or slightly down to be noticed.
Look UP people! There's a whole other world there.
There’s a great puzzle in the otherwise-tepid Chilla’s Art game, “The Radio Station,” that explores this.
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The high pitch noises from so many electronic items. Just as an example HP printers have a high pitch whine from their power supplies. I literally can’t be in the room with them. If more noticed less people would buy the garbage.
I don’t think this is a situation of noticing or not noticing, I’m pretty sure most folks over a certain age literally cannot hear those frequencies. Then there’s the “lucky” ones of us that can still hear every little whine
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CRTs used to drive me nuts. No matter where I was in the house, I could always tell if someone was watching TV
Had this problem at highscool, I could tell if the TV mounted in the room ceiling was on even if the screen was black. I had to ask the teachers to turn them off, they'd look at it and say "it is" and then we'd have an argument about not being able to hear anything. Eventually I would prove it by turning away, and having them randomly turn it off and on and I could tell them when it was off vs on.
Very frustrating, but I got old and now I can't hear shit
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Why are you being downvoted? That's literally the reason we don't look up.
It's literally not. This is like that stupid thing people say about how if you nod up to someone, you expose your neck and don't see them as a threat.
It's complete nonsense with no real evidence to support it. But people keep spreading it because it seems intuitive.
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Driving like a maniac saves you a negligible amount of time but puts others in disproportionate danger.
Yup, I stopped worrying about extra lane changes and pushing the speed limit when I realized that it was literally saving me 1-2 minutes at best. Not worth the risk or the hassle.
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That time is passing and we will all die. Are you living in earnest?
About once a week I'll space out and quietly panic for a minute when I remember about death.
Its coming. One day. Forever. No avoiding it. No way out.
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How they are being manipulated by so many things; advertisements, the media, influencers, social media posts, the entertainment industry. The biases aren't all bad but they definitely exist.
wrote last edited by [email protected]The big one for me is even worse, the way they were raised.
"I became my own person" no you fucking didn't, you still hold fundamental biases and function based on things you aren't even aware of.
Everything is programmed in, EVERYTHING.
You think eating bugs is gross? Programmed in.
You hate the number 4(parts of asia)? Programmed in.
You sing Happy Birthday at a party while serving a cake? Programmed in.
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About once a week I'll space out and quietly panic for a minute when I remember about death.
Its coming. One day. Forever. No avoiding it. No way out.
That's a fair reaction, lol. I used to think I thought about death, then I started seeing greys...
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The rise of fascism.
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The rise of fascism.
Yeah, I was gonna say something about how politicians lie or how the media manipulates people. You were more succinct.
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That no man is an island. And even the things you do "staying in your lane" affect those around you.
I'd also love for people to remember that breaking social contracts used to lead to duels and that's why you saw a dip in violence and breeches. But we stopped doing that and now violence and breeches of social contracts are happening more often.
And lastly I'd like all the people complaining about the biosphere in this thread to remember that they're Debbie Downers and that's why no one invites them to parties.
I'm joking about the last one. I agree with them, I just think the solution is getting off this planet as quickly as possible Oregon Trail style.
…now violence and breeches of social contracts…
The latter? Yes. The former, most definitely not. Violence by all measures is at an all-time low, at least since the 1920s.
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The natural world. Watch some birds or pay attention to the sounds of insects. See how many shades of green you can pick out from the leaves in the trees. Count the seconds between a flash of lightning and the subsequent thunder. Observe a lunar eclipse.
You'll realize this place is kind of neat if you take some time to appreciate it.
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Yup, I stopped worrying about extra lane changes and pushing the speed limit when I realized that it was literally saving me 1-2 minutes at best. Not worth the risk or the hassle.
Similar but really it was the difference between driving being stressful and relaxing. I used to be so angry every time someone did something wrong but now I leave them extra space knowing humans mess up all the time and I’m leaving space so it won’t affect me
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That I am available....
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Had this problem at highscool, I could tell if the TV mounted in the room ceiling was on even if the screen was black. I had to ask the teachers to turn them off, they'd look at it and say "it is" and then we'd have an argument about not being able to hear anything. Eventually I would prove it by turning away, and having them randomly turn it off and on and I could tell them when it was off vs on.
Very frustrating, but I got old and now I can't hear shit
I’m past the point of being able to hear most of it. We have neighbors with one of those high pitched devices to keep teens from loitering: my teens were driven crazy but I couldn’t hear at all.
But my ex is a teacher and I went to see her new classroom. The WiFi had a high pitched whine that drove me crazy yet she couldn’t hear it. I tried to get her to do something about it because I don’t see how anyone can learn with that, especially since students can hear so much better than I.
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The natural world. Watch some birds or pay attention to the sounds of insects. See how many shades of green you can pick out from the leaves in the trees. Count the seconds between a flash of lightning and the subsequent thunder. Observe a lunar eclipse.
You'll realize this place is kind of neat if you take some time to appreciate it.
100%. Being on my computer so much, I can always appreciate simply being out in nature.
Kind of ironic, because while I'm doing that everyone around me is on their phones.
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That no man is an island. And even the things you do "staying in your lane" affect those around you.
I'd also love for people to remember that breaking social contracts used to lead to duels and that's why you saw a dip in violence and breeches. But we stopped doing that and now violence and breeches of social contracts are happening more often.
And lastly I'd like all the people complaining about the biosphere in this thread to remember that they're Debbie Downers and that's why no one invites them to parties.
I'm joking about the last one. I agree with them, I just think the solution is getting off this planet as quickly as possible Oregon Trail style.
Is that another joke at the end? There is no place as habitable as earth even with where we have it at today.
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That no man is an island. And even the things you do "staying in your lane" affect those around you.
I'd also love for people to remember that breaking social contracts used to lead to duels and that's why you saw a dip in violence and breeches. But we stopped doing that and now violence and breeches of social contracts are happening more often.
And lastly I'd like all the people complaining about the biosphere in this thread to remember that they're Debbie Downers and that's why no one invites them to parties.
I'm joking about the last one. I agree with them, I just think the solution is getting off this planet as quickly as possible Oregon Trail style.
a dip in violence and breeches
Who dipped their breeches? Cheeky bums !
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Driving like a maniac saves you a negligible amount of time but puts others in disproportionate danger.
saves you a negligible amount of time but puts others in disproportionate danger.
So... Win-win?
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Perfect representation, a classic, thanks
Definitely. This illustration's awesome
