rainrain@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoWhen you pay attention to a thing you ignore a bunch of other things.message-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down11
arrow-up1-1arrow-down1message-squareWhen you pay attention to a thing you ignore a bunch of other things.rainrain@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareFreshparsnip@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoThere’s a famous video (I think there are actually multiple ones with a similar concept) where you’re asked to count the number of basketball passes and while you’re counting, you don’t notice a moonwalking bear
minus-squarerainrain@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-220 days agoI believe it. Replace “number of basketball passes” with the dozen really important things that we all must pay attention to as adult members of our modern society. Replace “moonwalking bear” with the various species of ghost, elf, pixie, fairy, spirit and little people reported in ancient literature. In stage magic they call it “misdirection”. I suspect that it comprises the backbone of our reality.
There’s a famous video (I think there are actually multiple ones with a similar concept) where you’re asked to count the number of basketball passes and while you’re counting, you don’t notice a moonwalking bear
I believe it.
Replace “number of basketball passes” with the dozen really important things that we all must pay attention to as adult members of our modern society.
Replace “moonwalking bear” with the various species of ghost, elf, pixie, fairy, spirit and little people reported in ancient literature.
In stage magic they call it “misdirection”. I suspect that it comprises the backbone of our reality.