GMU:Speculative Atmospheres/Andrea Geyer: Difference between revisions

So maybe our perception system devellopped on purpose a functionalism that works in a way which ‚saves‘ us from overstimulation:  

we look at things, quickly, recognize them [= as being the thing we learnt they are], say „Aha, this it is!“,  and move on.

So our usual rather ‚superficial‘ way of perceiving things is also a coping mechanism of our own inner system because if we would really perceive everything in so much detail we would most likely be really really overwhelmed.