#1035; Much Musing on Memory

Comic Transcripts

[[An unkempt, bleary-eyed individual muses to himself.]]
Armchair Philosopher: When I think back to remember things, it’s weird…
Armchair Philosopher: If I remember an OBJECT, I’ll see it through my own eyes, as I first saw it…
Armchair Philosopher: But often, if I think back on an ACTION – something I DID – the memory plays back in third person.

Armchair Philosopher: I see the room. I myself IN the room, doing the thing. The recollection takes place from OUTSIDE myself.
Armchair Philosopher: Is this a legacy of movies and YouTube and selfies? Parsing the world in terms of camera angles and pictures of ourselves?

Armchair Philosopher: There’s stuff I did as a kid that I remember from the angle of a PICTURE that was taken at the time… I guess I DID the thing once, but I’ve seen the picture a million times…
Armchair Philosopher: I’d love to ask a Cro-Magnon how HIS memory works. Does he remember himself as a CAVE PAINTING?

[[A disinterested-looking child offers her opinion.]]
Armchair Philosopher: That’s it for today’s MYSTERY TO PONDER ™!!! Join us tomorrow when we discuss whether you can ever really have two thoughts in your head at once! I say no, and explain why at length!
Child: Can I unsubscribe from this family

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#1035; Much Musing on Memory transcribed by in

[[An unkempt, bleary-eyed individual muses to himself.]]
Armchair Philosopher: When I think back to remember things, it's weird...
Armchair Philosopher: If I remember an OBJECT, I'll see it through my own eyes, as I first saw it...
Armchair Philosopher: But often, if I think back on an ACTION - something I DID - the memory plays back in third person.

Armchair Philosopher: There's stuff I did as a kid that I remember from the angle of a PICTURE that was taken at the time... I guess I DID the thing once, but I've seen the picture a million times...
Armchair Philosopher: I'd love to ask a Cro-Magnon how HIS memory works. Does he remember himself as a CAVE PAINTING?

[[A disinterested-looking child offers her opinion.]]
Armchair Philosopher: That's it for today's MYSTERY TO PONDER (tm)!!! Join us tomorrow when we discuss whether you can ever really have two thoughts in your head at once! I say no, and explain why at length!
Child: Can I unsubscribe from this family

{{header: reminisce with WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: You will remember this in years to come and so, so clearly see the look on your face at this very instant}}

You will remember this in years to come and so, so clearly see the look on your face at this very instant