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Showerthoughts

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When I wear my glasses I'm not actually looking directly at my surroundings. I'm looking at projections on the two screens in front of my eyes. (feddit.nl)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait, what is that painting? I like it and want to know more/the context.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It's Plato's allegory of the cave

Here's the original art, though I can't find the original source/artist:

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thank you, The rapy Gary.