#Frame of Reference

[ariesnotes]

Author: Warsan Shire

[that-dinopunk-guy]

I also got two more Barlowe cover paperbacks today:

I used to have another copy of this, that was in much better shape. I'm still kicking myself for losing track of it in my various moves.

I don't know much about this one but it sounds neat.

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[whats-in-a-sentence]

The effect is called frame dragging because from the point of view of the asteroid – from its frame of reference – it isn't being whipped around at all. Instead, it's falling straight down along the spatial grid, but because space is swirling (as in Figure 14.1) the grid gets twisted, so the meaning of "straight down" differs from what you'd expect based on a distant, nonswirling perspective.

"The Fabric of the Cosmos" - Brian Greene

[shortmeteor]

Art just goes on.

People just keep painting or whatever.

There are great (and also bad or mediocre) art shows in cities all over the world all the time. Amazing paintings, sculptures, drawings, etc.

Having studied Art History you may be at a fundamental disadvantage. You were taught at a structural level that Art is something we can talk about. Because we have seen it. We have a general, shared, frame of reference.

That ship has sailed. We are in a storm, out at sea, no land in sight. We are lost.

Embrace it.

[omegaphilosophia]

The Philosophy of Frame of Reference

The concept of a frame of reference is pivotal in various fields, from physics to linguistics, and it also has significant philosophical implications. In philosophy, a frame of reference generally refers to the perspective or context through which individuals interpret and understand the world. This concept is crucial for discussions about perception, cognition, and relativism.

Understanding Frame of Reference

A frame of reference can be seen as a set of assumptions, beliefs, and values that shape how we perceive and interpret reality. It includes:

Perceptual Frames: The sensory and cognitive processes that influence how we experience the world.

Cultural Frames: The shared beliefs, practices, and values of a particular group that shape members' perspectives.

Conceptual Frames: The underlying theoretical and methodological assumptions that guide scientific and philosophical inquiry.

Key Questions and Issues

Subjectivity and Objectivity: One of the central issues is the tension between subjective and objective frames of reference. While subjective frames are influenced by personal experiences and biases, objective frames aim to provide a neutral and universally applicable perspective. The challenge lies in reconciling these two aspects.

Relativism: The concept of a frame of reference is closely linked to relativism, the idea that points of view have no absolute truth or validity, but only relative, subjective value according to differences in perception and consideration. Cultural relativism, for example, asserts that beliefs and practices are best understood within their own cultural context.

Language and Interpretation: In linguistics and the philosophy of language, frames of reference are crucial for understanding how meaning is constructed and communicated. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, for instance, suggests that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition.

Scientific Paradigms: In the philosophy of science, Thomas Kuhn's notion of "paradigm shifts" highlights how scientific frames of reference evolve over time. A paradigm shift occurs when the dominant scientific framework is replaced by a new one, fundamentally altering the way phenomena are understood.

Epistemology: Frames of reference are essential in epistemology, the study of knowledge. They influence what we consider to be knowledge, how we justify beliefs, and what methodologies we use to acquire knowledge. Different epistemological frameworks, such as empiricism and rationalism, offer distinct ways of understanding the world.

Ethics and Morality: Ethical frames of reference guide moral judgments and actions. Different ethical theories, such as utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics, provide various frameworks for determining what is right or wrong.

Philosophical Implications

Perspectivism: Acknowledging that our understanding is always from a particular perspective can lead to a more tolerant and open-minded approach to different viewpoints. Friedrich Nietzsche's perspectivism, for instance, argues that there are many possible perspectives from which truth can be viewed, each of which can be valid.

Critical Theory: Critical theorists examine how social, economic, and political power structures influence frames of reference. They aim to uncover and challenge the underlying assumptions that perpetuate inequality and injustice.

Hermeneutics: The study of interpretation, especially of texts, involves understanding the frames of reference of both the author and the reader. Hermeneutics explores how context, history, and preconceptions shape our understanding.

The philosophy of frame of reference explores the various contexts and perspectives that shape our interpretation of the world. It is a multifaceted concept with implications for subjectivity, relativism, language, science, epistemology, and ethics. By examining and understanding these frames, we can gain a deeper insight into the nature of knowledge, truth, and reality.

[sufficientlyantique]

An excellent illustration of “all frames of reference are equivalent”.

Brava/o!!!

[alarrytale]

Here I am again, still convinced that Harry isn’t closeted. Not even a little bit.

I live in an East European country, and many people here are homophobic. Even they call Harry gay or use slurs like the one equivalent to ‘f****t.’ Those who aren’t homophobic think the same. No one really knows that he ever dated women. Many are unaware of Larry because Louis isn’t that famous, but they have no doubts about Harry. Here, he is known as queer. It’s the same in the neighboring country. I know because I live near the border.

Hi, again anon!

I see! You've fallen for the trap called using yourself and your own experience as a frame of reference, when it doesn’t apply or can't be generalised! Happens to the best of us.

Also, the definition of being closeted is as follows (according to Wikipedia);

Closeted and in the closet are metaphors for LGBTQ people who have not disclosed their sexual orientation or gender identity and aspects thereof, including sexual identity and sexual behavior. This metaphor is associated and sometimes combined with coming out, the act of revealing one's sexuality or gender to others, to create the phrase "coming out of the closet".

Some reasons why LGBTQ people stay closeted include discrimination, fear for one's safety, internalized homophobia or transphobia or living in a hostile environment.

Harry has not disclosed his sexuality. By observing him, listening to his songs and reading between the lines we can infer that he's queer. But he hasn't said so, so he's closeted.

From what you're saying, in your country and culture, everyone who dresses slightly feminine is deemed queer, right? Or have a high voice? Does ballet? Because stereotypes are so ingrained in you, and you're not exposed to a lot of people who breaks those stereotypes, right? Because you're not used to seeing straight men dress feminine, drape themselves in pride flags and be friends with queer people?

They are judging him not based on his attraction or chemistry with men, but by the way he acts and dresses on stage? Ask them if they think the same about Ben*on Bo*ne (they should say yes). Also ask them if they still think he's queer after listing all his ex gfs. Their heteronormativity should trump their stereotypes.

In more diverse countries where queerness is more normalised and diversity is celebrated, people are less stuck to stereotypes and are used to flamboyance being an act of entertainment rather than proof of sexuality. A man wearing heels, a skirt or make up to a red carpet is more often than not to draw attention, and not necessarily to queercode. So most people won't be able to clock Harry based on his stage behaviour only.

Most western counties are also very much exposed to his womaniser image and his dating history. It's unusual that they don't know he's dated TS or OW? Didn’t spitgate reach you? Or any of TS songs about H? Most of the gp knows about his gfs, because it's all over the tabloids. His queercoding and signalling isn't widely covered.

So in this case, your country and the examples you're using from your own experience is an outlier, and not representative of the perception the rest of the world has of H.

[someplacetobe]

Drug Store Romeos - Frame Of Reference (Lyric video) • The Map of Tiny P...

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He answered by fixing on the ultimate container as the relevant frame of reference: space itself.

"The Fabric of the Cosmos" - Brian Greene

[wolveria]

Shout out if you also include erotica or smut in your works to turn meaningful narrative into an indulgent detour designed only to stimulate arousal

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[kitilvos]

I don't mean to sound full of myself but I'm really proud of this. Since I started playing around with my cute little figures, this is the first piece (set of pieces) that I feel qualifies as actual art.

This is a series based on Johannes Vermeer's famous painting, Girl with a Pearl Earring. The series shows how our reality changes with an increase or decrease in resolution, how new content becomes apparent and previously unknown features reveal themselves as we change our frame of reference.

I think about this kind of stuff a lot. I find it fascinating that things are very different when we look at them from much closer or much farther away. It helps to figure things out when you know that changing your distance to the problem gives you new information about it. It also makes you recognize the fact that there might still be a larger frame of reference within which your current problems simply fall away. Many of our problems are like that - they're only problems within the context in which we think about them.

[cozidaddispaz]

Lost.my pewrls in a swine pit

[mroddmod]

don't be weepy sleepy puppies

[bartinahoneypotsimpson]

Monica's Gang Comic Books(both them as kids and teens) kind of subverts this trope,if only by accident and playing the failed efforts and hard work for laughs. The badass inventor dude is the one whose inventions literally blow up on his face all the time. The resident schemer comes up with "infailible plans" that don't work out practically every day.

What sets those guys apart from the Informed Ability trope is the fact that they're both shown to be a genius scientist/a cunning strategist when the circumstances ask for it. They're legit talented kids,it's just that it takes effort. To top it all,the artsy girl (drawing and painting) whose extrordinary skills are taken seriously is also shown practicing and even has had a creative block there and then. So,I'll give those comics credit for all three.

One of the biggest problems media has in teaching kids the wrong things isn't "violence solves your problems" or if having a dog in a cop costume is secretly teaching kids to be bootlickers or if forgiving someone is actually excusing fascism or whatever The Discourse is bitching about right now. It's what I call "Avatar Syndrome": namely, the idea that the amount of time it takes to master a skill is absurdly short, thus giving kids false expectations and feelings of failure when they aren't an expert at something in, like, a week.

(Before y'all get on me for "attacking" your beloved childhood franchise, I'm not; Avatar is a phenomenal series and may well be the best kid's show ever made. I'm attacking this trope which shows up everywhere; it's just that Avatar is a well-recognized series where it happens a lot.)

It happens multiple times throughout the Avatar series, but the most egregious example is when The Gaang is in the Fire Nation and Sokka goes to train with a famous swordmaster and gets less than a week of training and the swordmaster is like, "You've mastered the art of the blade. Here is one of my prized swords." And Sokka is presented as an expert swordsman after that.

I call it "Avatar Syndrome" but it is far from the only media to do this; the ones who pointed it out to me called it "Karate Kid" syndrome, after the movie where a kid goes from a wuss who can't fight and gets beat up by the school bullies to a championship-winning black belt karate master over the course of a summer vacation. You could call it "Star Wars Syndrome" for when Luke goes to train with Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back for - what, a few weeks, maybe? - leaves, comes back in Return of the Jedi, and Yoda says "no more training do you require". It happens all the time in sports movies. It happens in virtually any movie or show that has a training arc or a montage sequence.

I get that a lot of it is a matter of pacing (the season had a ticking clock mechanic and Sokka didn't have 10 years to ditch out and master swordsmanship), and I'm sure Avatar - and all these other series - didn't do it deliberately.

But the thing is, most kids have a frame of reference - hopefully - for violence being bad or not talking to strangers or why it's not OK to be touched certain ways or whatever. They don't really have a frame of reference for how long it takes to truly master most skills.

I've seen "ten years", "10,000 hours", and "30,000 hours" floating around, but I don't know exactly how those numbers were derived. And, undoubtedly, it depends on the difficulty and complexity of the skills being learned and the natural talents of the person learning them. But I think it's fair to say that you're not going to master almost any given skill over the course of a few weeks or months or even a year or two.

The upshot of all this is that if you're bad at something and you practice and you're still bad, that doesn't mean you're a failure who's never gonna get good. It means you've been given false expectations of how long it takes. Keep at it.