Dr_Satan@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agoImagine a man - born, live, die, in a shoebox (and all his friends too). His universe is a constant air-conditioned 8x13x5. What does that do to his perspective, values, science...?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down110
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-squareImagine a man - born, live, die, in a shoebox (and all his friends too). His universe is a constant air-conditioned 8x13x5. What does that do to his perspective, values, science...?Dr_Satan@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareToes♀linkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-25 months agoYou’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.
minus-squareDr_Satan@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·edit-25 months agoI’m focusing on what such a state does to the way you see and know.
minus-squareToes♀linkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoYeah, 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.
minus-squareDr_Satan@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agoIt sounds like a fabulous book.
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.
I’m focusing on what such a state does to the way you see and know.
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.
It sounds like a fabulous book.