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The illusion you refer to is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCller-Lyer_illusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCller-Lyer_illusion but the "Variations
by ThrowawayR2 3y ago
The illusion you refer to is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCller-Lyer_illusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCller-Lyer_illusion but the "Variations in perception" section mentions the African tribesmen finding that you are using to support your point was contradicted by later research.
(This sort of thing is why I distrust many statements asserted as fact without citations by posters on HN; too often they turn out to be incorrect, incomplete, or out of date.)
- Hnrobert42 3y agoI appreciate that link. It seems subsequent research did not contradict it. I am open to changing my mind, but in the section about perception, it lists numerous studies that found differences between populations. It does not appear the differences have been definitively explained. I’m not sure how you concluded that either the research or my point were contradicted, but again, I’m open to the being wrong. I often am.