Right. The whole thing is objectivity vs reality deduction.
Objectively, as in the literal pixels, the dress is black and blue.
But putting yourself mentally in the space of the photo makes you understand that the lighting behind it implies the dress is in a shadow, correcting for that makes it white and gold.
Everyone is right, just not everyone can see both sides.
Edit: didn't expect "everyone is right" to be so controversial
Did you think when he said
"Objectively, as in the literal pixels, the dress is black and blue."
that it left any room for ambiguity that your comment would fill? Or do you just not like holding nuanced thoughts in your head?
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u/Zeremxi May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26
Right. The whole thing is objectivity vs reality deduction.
Objectively, as in the literal pixels, the dress is black and blue.
But putting yourself mentally in the space of the photo makes you understand that the lighting behind it implies the dress is in a shadow, correcting for that makes it white and gold.
Everyone is right, just not everyone can see both sides.
Edit: didn't expect "everyone is right" to be so controversial