• Cethin@lemmy.zip
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    I know I heard about a group in Africa (IIRC) where they have a lot more words for greens, but they don’t have a word for blue, or something like that. When given a test to identify the odd color out, when it’s a very slight tint change of green they identify it quickly, but most westerners take a lot longer. When all of them are green, but then there’s a blue one, they take a long time, but westerners see it instantly.

    It’s why IQ tests are fundamentally flawed. Just our launguage can shape our recognition of the world. Imagine how much the rest of our culture, education, and surroundings influence us. None of these make us better or smarter than anyone else, yet they’ll all make us better or worse at different things. They’re all valuable, and it’s part of why diversity, equity, and inclusion are so important. These different points of view can bring so much value to us

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      The same is true for English too.

      Brown and orange are different brightness levels of the same colour. Brown is dark orange and orange is light brown. Yet people experience brown and orange as separate colours, because we have separate words for it, while we experience light blue and dark blue as different brightness levels of the same colour, because both are called “blue”.

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      It’s why IQ tests are fundamentally flawed.

      Since you have failed to correctly define the words “highfalutin”, “dogsbody”, “apiary”, “valise”, “collet”, “haruspex”, “threnody”, or even “copse”, we regret to inform you that you are functionally illiterate and likely mentally disabled.

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        highfalutin

        Person that farts a lot

        dogsbody

        Body of dog

        apiary

        BEES

        valise

        That stuff that reduces friction

        collet

        Piece of meat

        haruspex

        Protagonist no. 2 of Pathologic, and protagonist of Pathologic 2

        threnody

        Made up word

        copse

        Corpse without r

        😎

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          I didn’t know Pathologic took place in the world of Harry Potter.