it's all about the doors of perception. open your mind to the magic of the universe. let yourself go.
ugh. we need to round up every psychiatrist in the world and take their b. sc's away from them, while pointing and laughing.
"oh. did you want that? sorry. we only give those to scientists. if you'd like to study a science, you can get it back. in the meantime, you're no longer eligible. yoink. "
contrary to the suggestions in the video, i legitimately see the dress as purple-blue and brown-orange, which are the colours in the rgb breakdown, and i'll tell you why.
1) the biggest issue is probably screen contrast. i'm looking on a laptop with low lighting and all the windows screen power stuff turned off. but, if i had the default screen settings on then the contrast would increase, and i'd see something lighter. it is of course the problem in the first place. this likely explains why so many people see the wrong colours. and they are the wrong colours.
2) the reality is that undiagnosed eye problems are epidemic in the united states, because the health care system is so useless that nobody can afford to get their eyes checked. reality: if you're standing beside somebody that sees the dress in it's correct colour configuration then you have enough controls in place to conclude that seeing it wrong indicates your eyesight is not good and you should see a doctor. seeing blue as "washed out" is a common symptom of age related vision loss. experiencing colours as "dull" may also indicate you're at risk for or already have cataracts.
stop. when was the last time you had your eyes checked?
have you ever had your eyes checked?
honestly.
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a proper scientific approach, here, would be to provide explanations as to why people are unable to see the correct colours - such as age related vision loss, developing cataracts, vitamin a deficiency, etc. this nonsense about "perception" belongs in a flunkie's philosophy 101 paper.
i'm done. i just want to be clear. the question is not "why do people perceive the dress differently?", which is incoherent. the question is "why are some people unable to see the dress correctly?". once you define the question properly, the answers become much more obvious.
as an aside, though: watchmaker, my ass. half the population can barely see.