A Matter of Perspective

November 10, 2026

One of the things I do throughout my day is to try and place myself into multiple perspectives depending upon what I'm doing. We've all lived vastly different lives at times. I feel that if we only observe the world through our own eyes, we're missing out on quite a lot.

A good example would be from a video I was sent yesterday of a Marvel drone show in Asia. Frankly, I've not personally experienced such a thing other than seeing it on a screen. Just imagining what it must have been like in person was impressive.

However, I took it beyond myself who has experienced enough on the tech-entertainment side to be able to fully imagine it. My first thoughts went to indigenous tribes that have little to zero contact with the modern world. Can you just imagine what they might think to see a several hundred foot tall Iron Man appearing in the sky above your village? In fact, what would a brain that has zero concept of drones or Iron Man actually see?

Thinking about that makes me quite nervous considering exploitation and manipulations. I also get heartbroken not just for them, but for all the animals and insects with their various sensory differences. It's so important for us to see beyond our entertainment and capitalistic mindset.

Another situation that really makes me sad is the tendency for medical and other appointments to be going digital. I am sure there are many, many persons that makes extremely uncomfortable, and some who might not know what to do at all. I really think exceptions and awareness are important there.

I had a conversation yesterday that made me think. A woman was explaining how she didn't know how to do something which is quite important to be able to do in today's time. She feared it and was uncomfortable with it, but really wanted something it required. (I will be returning and attempting to teach if possible.) I explained a different way to go about it and she wrote it down.

However, as I got back to my residence I realized that I had extra that I didn't need. It was a want/what if/convenience extra. So I quickly gathered the items up and returned to the store and gave them to her. I think she thought I was just showing her examples at first. She wanted to pay me, etc. I obviously said no as that wasn't the point. The gratitude and relief on her face was palpable.

It's something she'll have for as long as she cares for it properly, and it will make a positive change in her life. Living where I do, I cannot help but wonder how many persons are being left behind in the world simply from the obliviousness of others.

I have a few friends who speak of different programs that exist for such educations, but that's assuming persons know about them, have the means to attend, and are socially, physically, and mentally capable of attending. There are more who are not able to than one might imagine.

Location matters, too. I do not drive at this time, nor is there public transportation where I live. Depending upon the country and city you live in drastically matters in this detail. For persons who have not traveled a lot nor lived in a variety of areas, those differences can be a lot to wrap the mind around. Trains, buses, trams, taxis, and ubers are a luxury of convenience. They are most certainly not a given. There are plenty of areas where none of those exists. And even if they do, it doesn't mean a person is capable of navigating them, or can afford to do so.

I remember in my youth we were careful to watch out for our neighbors. I don't know how many times I went to the store for, cooked, cleaned, drove, mowed lawns, showed how to navigate new tools, etc to those around me. I think most people did then. Now people barely glance at each other and may have never even spoken to their neighbor.

I'm all over the place with this entry, but I think it circles the same topic. A few conversations I've had on it recently with persons able to do something about it on a broader scale really disturbed me. Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles.

I think that it is really only in the last decade or so that I've come to realize how rare it is for humans to aspire to view the world from perspectives other than their own. Often, even those who say they do don't. They scrape at the edges of the idea of it, but they don't sink deep enough to really grasp the difference. I have a feeling that most aren't able to because it'd force them to be more self-aware. Then there's the brain wiring goobly goo.

We are a strange and oblivious civilization. To call ourselves infants or toddlers is pretty apt. I wonder how long it will be before the majority of us engage with as opposed to spill at...

Also, as a side I just thought of. The elderly woman and ChatGPT commercial on Prime annoys me beyond belief. That is a very manipulating, propagandizing, reckless commercial that is going to be responsible for so much physiological harm if not out right physical harm. It infuriates me. It's a very good example of either ignorance or intentional irresponsibility. It's certainly a grab for information and control from a consumer who likely won't know it's happening.

I shouldn't end this on the commercial because it really does infuriate me. Many a person will say, “Well they'll learn.” No. That is not an acceptable response. The learning curve has far too high of a potential for harm. If only people thought more long term/big picture/multiple perspective in their scale. Alas, I don't believe most people would even want to.

Now I've made myself sad. Grrrr on me! Grrrr on me...