I have a partner with yellow/blue color weakness. Pure yellow to me is... Violent. I can almost hear yellow as a color. For him it's soft, muted, warm, glowing... He loves yellow.

Understanding this later made me really land here. NOBODY can truly determine if we see the same thing.
Reposted from Bo Thompson
(1/2) This article irks me. Your new word: Qualia

Qualia are the philosophical idea describing experiences which we can each have but can never truly share with others. Such as seeing a color. Even if you and I stare at the exact same thing it isn't actually possible to prove we see the same color.

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