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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: koan who wrote (481371)10/12/2021 6:56:25 PM
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I just saw a video on the linguistic arc of the word for "blue" - across all cultures - it is the last word they add to their language. Black, white, [red,green], yellow and then blue are added in that order. There is some indeterminacy with red and green.

The more a culture has a word - the more they draw distinctions between the nuances. So - why is blue so hard? Because until they get the pigments for blue (Egypt, China had them) they don't have the frameworks to distinguish between shades of colors related to it. Like orange was once considered in Europe a shade of yellow - it wasn't until the fruit was introduced that it joined the language. Sky? Most places it is simply dominated by clouds or the sun. Only on certain days does that color "jump".

To put a fine point on it: Your phraseology ("knowledge directed perception") is going to put you at a disadvantage - half the students don't have the cognitive ability to parse subtle nuance. The term "bullshit" (or "garbage" in more polite company) is sufficient. This video is non-technical but my daughter confirmed this was confirmed in her studies of "Psychology of Design" at UC Davis.

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