A Matter of Perspective

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Wouldn't this be something fairly simple to test on people? If some people see the color 'blue' as 'red' then wouldn't that mess them all up when they look at a color spectrum chart? Unless they saw all the colors all messed up, but even still, the color spectrum is something we learn early on in school. If there was different perceptions of the base colors then how would the chart work?

I don't think everyone sees things exactly the same, we all have our biases, but I think that most people see basically the same thing.
 
jpappy789 said:
What if the manufacturers of said color wheel see it differently? :nilly:
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they all do, actually. when i was doing screen printing we had to match swatches often. thousands of colors... per set... several manufacturers of said swatches. if you picked the wrong set, you were pretty much guaranteed to have the merchandise returned at your cost... out of your next pay check.
 
excuzzzeme said:
Perspective is an interesting position of debate. Perspective, greatly influenced by one's environments and stimulus decides what that person interprets according to their different senses. Perspective is an interpretation.

If I go to a previously unknown location, what I sense may make me feel comfortable or not accordingly. These interpretations clearly trigger the "fight or flight" mechanism I may have.

As someone that has color vision problems, I know that I do not "see" the same colors as another person might. It is not a deficiency of my eye functions but rather an interpretation of the signal that goes from the eye to the brain. I was taught this as a part of my rehab after stroke. Certain colors I have a real problem with but was taught how to deal with it. Some of my senses were clearly rendered inop from the brain damage. Things like smell, taste, hearing and vision all took hits as did sense of touch and others. Having to sit back and deliberately think on how to interpret what we once could take for granted is not an easy task. It is something that you work on every minute of every day to be able to function as a productive person instead of just existing on some unknown plane. This stimulus is why we teach kids at earlier ages than we did years ago. It was found to have a great influence on brain development.


Personally, I don't care if someone has a different perspective than I do, even though it affects our behavior. I can accept or reject your position, making decisions based on my perspective and the value I place on yours. Sometimes this sharing of perspectives can make make things go smoother or create friction. The willingness to learn another perspective or interpretation can enhance inter-personal relations. The one thing that is difficult to make some people understand is that I may be willing to hear your opinion but that doesn't mean it is the right action for me. My rejection of it doesn't necessarily mean I think it to be wrong, it's just not for me.

I think the rejection of an idea creates a defensive position for the suggestion that is unwarranted. The rejection can be from many reasons and should never be taken personal and yet it is. Oh well, that's life and no one gets out alive!
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jetajockey said:
Wouldn't this be something fairly simple to test on people? If some people see the color 'blue' as 'red' then wouldn't that mess them all up when they look at a color spectrum chart? Unless they saw all the colors all messed up, but even still, the color spectrum is something we learn early on in school. If there was different perceptions of the base colors then how would the chart work?

I don't think everyone sees things exactly the same, we all have our biases, but I think that most people see basically the same thing.
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As for the color chart, I never liked those. I was born slightly color blind, but how was I to know? I just know what I see. I would frequently argue about those color charts lol, much to the frustration of my k-5 teacher and parents.
For example, mom has always had this very PUrple purse, right, but everyone else always says it's blue. I swear it's not! (Of course, I've also never seen a blue amythist - doesn't that word even mean 'purple?' - but some catalogs and such call them blue, wierd.)

Some purples and blues are close together and those I can understand why some people say they are the other of what I would say they are, but some are definitely not close together and I refuse to call something that is clearly purple to me as blue, much to the annoyance of other people lol.

As for blue and red... lol, there are a few or so shades of these that I do see as the other (assumming that the 'other' person is correct of course lol).
But those 3 are the colors that give me the most trouble.

If other people didn't 'correct' me, how would I know the colors I see are suppose to be called something else?

Anyway, just throwing in some sense, er cents. :)
 
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