Mason

Okay.

Okay.

I'm ready. Let's do it.

I'm ready. Let's do it.

I think so. My brain's still buzzing from our last talk.

I think so. My brain's still buzzing from our last talk.

We were talking about how different cultures might have like totally different ways of understanding language and reality.

We were talking about how different cultures might have like totally different ways of understanding language and reality.

It makes you wonder if anything really gets lost in translation.

It makes you wonder if anything really gets lost in translation.

It's like those optical illusions. You can see two different images depending on how you look.

It's like those optical illusions. You can see two different images depending on how you look.

So when we translate, we're not just switching out words. We're trying to bridge these huge gaps in perspective.

So when we translate, we're not just switching out words. We're trying to bridge these huge gaps in perspective.

Which brings to mind that famous Dorita quote, and forgive my pronunciation, in the Apado Or text, which I think means there is no outside text.

Which brings to mind that famous Dorita quote, and forgive my pronunciation, in the Apado Or text, which I think means there is no outside text.

Sounds so cryptic. What did he mean?

Sounds so cryptic. What did he mean?

So even when we think we're being objective, we're still working within a framework.

So even when we think we're being objective, we're still working within a framework.