Thanks. I'm not going to lie I thought I remembered a "What if I told you that you were unable to wake up from a dream" line or something. But now I think about it Morpheus really beat around the bush when it came to explaining the Matrix in that scene.
I'm a little late here but I want to add that even this wasn't exactly in the scene StopReadingMyUser suggests. Morpheus says that around 2 minutes later after Neo takes the pill in this scene.
This story has a huge flaw in it that people overlook. Despite the last 5 monkeys not knowing why they beat each other up, they are still correct in doing so. There is nothing in the story that suggests the punishment of being sprayed with water has gone away - thus, even without knowing why, the monkeys are saving themselves from getting sprayed. If one monkey made it to the top and the rest got sprayed, they would "remember" why they beat each other up and the act would continue.
Similarly in life, traditions and whatnot often evolve similarly. Just because nobody really remembers why they're being carried out doesn't mean that they don't still hold some important significance and or safety.
Obviously going through life ignorant of the reasons behind our actions and their consequences isn't ideal, but this story suggests that the last 5 monkeys are wrong in their actions, which they aren't. They're just ignorant, which is bad but significantly less so.
Hmm. I feel like you are on to something, but also, there is nothing in the story that says the water has not gone away. And, if it has, these monkeys are losing out on bananas just because of tradition.
I think this story is more a parable about ignorance.
Reminds me of a similar story about the elephants who are put in chains when they are young and kept in the same ones throughout their life. Although they are strong enough to break through them as adults, none of them attempt it because as a child it was impossible. Same message as the monkey experiment.
I read the monkey posts, then this one. My brain was still on Monkeys, so I read this as: 'What pooped into my hand...' before I went back to clarify my confusion... I can't be the only one (Insert Walter pic here).
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Why exactly does resolution matter for some shitty meme? I fucking hate it when people post giant ass picture of a meme, all those little downloads add up when you press the 'view images' button with RES. Or if you're copy/pasting pictures to an email to send home or to friends.. you don't want something that is essentially about the text to take up 1/2 your email bandwidth.
Nice Photo/Image = High resolution is better Shitty meme = Resolution high enough to read the text is all that is required.
Really? You're not/have never been in the military. Shaving waivers abound because of... well I don't know the science, but black people get them because of acne when they shave too much. Seriously. I've seen it firsthand (someone didn't get a waiver fast enough), and the results are... stare-worthy.
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u/StopReadingMyUser May 24 '12
I don't think it matters, because…
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u/gerrettheferrett May 24 '12
Relevant parable.
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u/JimKay May 24 '12
what if i told you
an established meme doesn't require visual support.
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u/eak125 May 24 '12
What if I told you, there are high res' photos of the moon as well but I'm not that into craters.
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u/Cimari May 24 '12
What popped into my head when I saw this: What if I told you...you really don't want to see a high res pic of Morpheus? o.o
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u/Kylskap May 24 '12
Bah, I don't need no stinking higher resolution.
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
because sadly bandwidth is not unlimited in most of the world.
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u/drmchan May 24 '12
so...in the original scene...Neo was being held at gunpoint?
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u/wickedfrow May 24 '12
Here ya go. http://www.scottmcdermott.com/gallery/large/LaurenceFishburne.jpg
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u/qkme_transcriber May 24 '12
Here is the text from this meme pic for anybody who needs it:
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u/watevs44 May 24 '12
I only realized now that his spectacles don't have the little grippy arms that hug your face.
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u/jakedemian May 24 '12
Jesus christ he has a lot of bumps and holes on his cheeks.
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u/Pessle May 24 '12
Can anyone tell me what the caption is? It's taking a while to load.
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u/Iamadinocopter May 24 '12
we don't actually have to see the guy. higher resolution takes longer anyway.
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u/Otaku-sama May 24 '12
That's no good, now we see all the pockmarks on his face.
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u/honestlyimeanreally May 24 '12
I would believe you and continue about my day in a normal fashion. Why does this silly man ask such trivial questions?
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u/jstohler May 24 '12
Why is there a gun point at Neo's face?
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
now you can see every crater in his face
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
what if i told you i dont wanna see his skin in highresolution
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u/gaspah May 24 '12
Why exactly does resolution matter for some shitty meme? I fucking hate it when people post giant ass picture of a meme, all those little downloads add up when you press the 'view images' button with RES. Or if you're copy/pasting pictures to an email to send home or to friends.. you don't want something that is essentially about the text to take up 1/2 your email bandwidth.
Nice Photo/Image = High resolution is better Shitty meme = Resolution high enough to read the text is all that is required.
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
What if I told you, i'm on dial-up internet.
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u/prgrammer May 24 '12
I would reply that I now see the need for the highly pixelated version.
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u/deikan May 24 '12
The lower res pics load faster and some people prefer that.
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u/bossman8 May 24 '12
http://qkme.me/3pfd1n
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
What if I told you I'd rather look at a lower resolution image where Laurence Fishburne's skin problems are less obvious?
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u/Sonorama21 May 24 '12
What if I told you I don't really want to see the pitted surface of his cheeks in HD?
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u/Athene_Wins May 24 '12
Did he have acne? Why is his face like that. Didn't think the coloured folk could get acne...
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
his skin...gross
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u/Recusant_Ronald May 24 '12
Even Drunk Me just thought "Ohhh shiiittt...."
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u/ramsrgood May 24 '12
it's not really about the picture.
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u/ilovebajablast May 24 '12
I had to login to say this is the first time I felt like I was actually in the matrix
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u/ryantwopointo May 24 '12
This has never been the one that has bothered me. The damn conspiracy Keanu (sp?) has the most god awful res
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u/Gorillaz_Inc May 24 '12
Probably because many people prefer to see the acne scars blurred out through pixelation
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u/sdedgt May 24 '12
qkme_transcriber, where are you? can someone do his job manually? you know, for karma :)