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The invention of the mirror by humans probably provided an interesting insight into our own existence... I wonder what it would have been like to see your own r
by awongh 2y ago
The invention of the mirror by humans probably provided an interesting insight into our own existence... I wonder what it would have been like to see your own reflection for the first time as a technology. How would that change your outlook on your self-hood and identity?
- ngneer 2y agoGreat question to ponder. Surely people would have seen their own reflections in water, but the mirror itself would have made "Reflection Technology" for "Artificial Introspection" more scalable. I suspect the mirror offered modern people a new viewpoint, allowing one to see how one is perceived by others. I do not think selfhood and identity would have been affected. My main question is about when people came to behave differently than apes. Douglas Hofstadter's "The Mind's I" may have a few hints on perception of self for you.