johnsonmx comments on Awww, a Zebra - Less Wrong

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Comment author: johnsonmx 30 September 2012 10:20:15PM 4 points [-]

You probably get a much richer sensation of zebra-ness under some conditions (being there, touching the zebra, smelling the zebra, seeing it move) than just seeing a picture of one on flickr. Experiencing zebra-ness isn't a binary value, and some types of exposures will tend to commandeer many more neurons than others.