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Dontsleeponlilyachty t1_jaaz4mq wrote

Reply to comment by zoolakejeff in $10 is the new $5. by hearsdemons

This. I remember 1.25lb loafs of wheat bread going for $1.99 less than 8 years ago. I bought a bread maker to save money since that same loaf is now $5.00, but after calculating the cost of individual ingredients, I spend almost $1.80 to make a 1lb loaf of wheat bread. It's obscene!

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INTJ_Man t1_jaayymk wrote

Reply to comment by zacsxe in There’s an endless number of things that can’t be described by zacsxe

I agree with you. There are some things that are just beyond our ability to imagine. It's not necessarily infinite in the sense that it encompasses all possible concepts but rather limited by the constraints of our cognitive ability and the universe around us. So some things which are impossible to imagine right now might be able to be imagined in the future.

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INTJ_Man t1_jaaxscl wrote

Reply to comment by Redditardus in There’s an endless number of things that can’t be described by zacsxe

>Just a 16x16 image has 256 pixels, and each can have 2563 = 16,777,216 colors. In conclusion, there would be 4,294,967,296 possibilities. Now, consider you would have to find a single word for each variation.

Yes, it's definitely impractical to describe each variation but I'd just like to point out that OP didn't say that each variation has to be described in a single word. So by describing each pixel by a string of words that describes its colour we'd probably need billions of words to describe the image. Which means it can be described. Plus, hex codes also describe how red, green and blue the colour is. Even if we can't find a single word for each variation, we can read that and visualise the mixing of colours. There are also online tools that give you a usable name for any given RGB hex value.

I agree with your 2nd point. Describing particles at each scale is just beyond the scope of what is currently known and understood.

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pantstoaknifefight2 t1_jaauvgg wrote

Reply to comment by shogunhitotiri in $10 is the new $5. by hearsdemons

I make enough money these days, but I was at the store and thought about getting a ginger and lemon kombucha, which used to be $3.50 and is now, a few months later, $4.00-- I thought to myself, welp, I guess I'll never drink another kombucha for the rest of my life.

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Jump_Like_A_Willys t1_jaau0n0 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in All senses are actually a variation of the sense of touch. by [deleted]

Molecules (or photons) aren’t psychic, and our sensory receptors aren’t psychic either. So of course a receptor needs to come into physical contact with a molecule or photons.

I wouldn’t say they are all a variation on the sense of touch, but rather all senses — including touch — are a variation on the stimulation of sensory receptors.

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