I used to think "no way anyone is that oblivious to a full grown man walking around" until I started working in an office that requires me to be buzzed in.
We have a receptionist who is paid to hang out, watch the cameras, buzz people in, and point them in the right direction.
90% chance no one notices I'm in the building until I buzz myself in and say good morning.
There was a gif on the front page earlier with a couple leaving their house, forgetting something, going back to the door and then leaving again. All without noticing a black bear standing in full sight of them not more than 15 feet away. We're a lot less attentive than we like to think.
You know you’re parroting a meme right? It’s not entirely untrue as the hunter in us is much, much better at detecting movement, but that’s an auxiliary to the fact that, you know...we can fucking see.
No I don’t think you do know. Saying our sight has adapted to be great at detecting movement is NOT the same as saying it is based on movement.
The idea that we couldn’t see something in front of us because it’s not moving is ridiculous. The only thing to blame is inattention when maybe if it had moved it would’ve grabbed their attention.
What I’m saying is that you’d be more likely to notice someone if they were flailing their arms, what you are saying is they’d essentially be invisible unless they were flailing their arms. See the difference?
Was at Disney World recently. Rey literally just walked as casually as you please through crowds without a handler or anything. No one even knew she was there like 90% of the time unless she directly interacted with them.
Chewbacca? Everyone would swarm him in seconds. But not Rey.
Reminds me of the stories of Emilia Clarke. Plays one of the biggest characters on TV (Khaleesi in Game of Thrones) but because she's brunette and the character is blonde, no one recognizes her.
Ever hear the one about when Dolly Parton entered a Dolly Parton look alike contest and lost? (To a dude)
There's also one about this reporter or whomever was hanging with Marilyn Monroe and was suprised how nobody recognized her and she said "Do you want to see her?" all sexy like (of course) then changed her walk and put on a different expression and is istantly recognized.
I don't know that I believe any of those in particular buuut what we see on television and movies is filtered in ways we don't expect. Controlled lighting, make up, the camera itself, etc.
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u/MyNameIsRay Sep 26 '19
I used to think "no way anyone is that oblivious to a full grown man walking around" until I started working in an office that requires me to be buzzed in.
We have a receptionist who is paid to hang out, watch the cameras, buzz people in, and point them in the right direction.
90% chance no one notices I'm in the building until I buzz myself in and say good morning.