How Algorithms Are Changing Your Perception Of Reality
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The above image was tweeted in April 2019. It shows the difference between the way those with astigmatism see the world vs those who don’t.
It went viral. With thousands of people in disbelief that they could be seeing the world so differently from those around them.
(Astigmatism is an imperfection in the curvature of your eye’s cornea or lens that can cause blurry vision)
We think those around us see the world the same way we do and yet there are others who view the very structure of light differently from ourselves.
If this is the case, just how different are the perceptions of those around you to your own?
People walking past you in the street. People sitting opposite you in the coffee place. People in their cars. What’s going through their heads? How do they see the world? Do they have similar perceptions to yours…
