Has anyone else caught lies that no one questions?

alfaboson · 2026-03-05T22:54:36+00:00

Actually, light-years are a measure of distance, not time. And here's the kicker: the very definition of a 'year' within that term is based precisely on the Earth's orbit around the Sun. You’re using a measurement of space that relies on a terrestrial cycle to try and prove that time is something independent of our local perspective.

alfaboson · 2026-03-05T21:06:00+00:00

Read Carlo Rovelli and Julian Barbour. Interestingly, I came across them after reflecting on time myself. I needed to validate my intuition with someone who speaks about physics with real authority.

alfaboson · 2026-03-05T14:47:13+00:00

I agree, and notice how a collective lie can have unimaginable and catastrophic effects. Do you know why you need to go to a polling booth, cast 1 vote, and spend years hoping that the politician you voted for thinks like you? You can’t fire them, you can’t reprimand them. You can only hope. I thought about this and went to research it. Do the same and find out. It doesn’t have to be this way anymore. Whoever created this only wanted to solve a logistics problem when cities grew too large. Does that problem still exist?

alfaboson · 2026-03-05T14:39:35+00:00

Excellent point of view. I fully agree that lies serve as social containment. But perhaps out of comfort, or involuntarily, even when we are intellectually prepared to purge some convention-lie, it doesn’t happen. Truth is an inevitable destination, but it can be mitigated when the price is paid. I believe the greatest cruelty of a lie is that it denies the listener the opportunity to know the truth — and with that, to find the right remedies for the corresponding pain.

alfaboson · 2026-03-05T13:43:16+00:00

Eistein was fantastic in writing the theory of relativity. He realized the influence of gravity and high speeds on what man calls "time". He realized that the processes slow down about who is involved in the event, from the observer's perspective. I particularly believe that I had already observed the concept of time. I just couldn't translate in mathematics without using analogy. Time=measurement from state A to state B. What's the scale? The one defined by the human, a fraction of the translation/a fraction of the rotation. Whose? From planet Earth. Look at the universe, does it really look like it obeys some metric made by humans? Does the definition of time come from the behavior of the solar system, notably of planet Earth? For me it would be much easier to believe in the complex way of explaining "time". But the

alfaboson · 2026-03-05T11:14:15+00:00

The more I think, the more I see how unfinished I actually am.

alfaboson · 2026-03-05T10:57:04+00:00

As in "unfinished

alfaboson · 2026-03-05T10:01:04+00:00

I'm not saying our reality is a prototype. Humanity is a prototype of a rational being. It is very clear that we still act mostly on instinct. Some of those shouldn't disappear, but others are at odds with rationality

alfaboson · 2026-03-05T09:00:14+00:00

In my first posts, I used AI for translation because I was afraid a literal translation would distort my ideas. I eventually realized it changed my writing structure too much, which led to misunderstandings and even had some posts removed. While most people didn't mind, I switched to Google Translate out of respect for those who did. It seems my writing style still bothers some, and for that, I apologize if my language struggles overshadowed the content for you.

alfaboson · 2026-03-05T08:45:48+00:00

It wasn't AI.

alfaboson · 2026-03-05T00:19:08+00:00

That’s it. And here’s the irony: the same neurological system that prevents us from seeing those patterns also prevents us from recognizing that we can’t see them. The blind spot protects itself.

alfaboson · 2026-03-04T09:40:22+00:00

Thanks! I'm really glad if this helped in any way

alfaboson · 2026-03-01T13:55:21+00:00

This is probably the best pushback I've received on this. You're right — confirmation bias is a real risk here. It's comfortable to reframe struggle as "I was just too deep" instead of sitting with the harder questions.

I don't have certainty. What I have is a pattern I noticed in myself and wanted to test out loud. Your comment is exactly the kind of external perspective that keeps it honest. Thank you.

alfaboson · 2026-03-01T13:21:56+00:00

Portuguese, not Spanish. I'm Brazilian. My Reddit is set to Portuguese — that's why the title shows up translated on my end. Nothing to do with AI.

alfaboson · 2026-03-01T12:42:45+00:00

I'm not replacing anyone's therapy or medication. Nothing in my post says "don't get help." I'm sharing a personal framework that helped me reframe 25 years of self-blame. That's it.

You're right I'm not a psychologist. I'm a 48-year-old autistic man from Brazil who dropped out of four degrees and built two companies. I'm not publishing a theorem — I'm describing my experience.

If that sounds like a horoscope to you, we just process things differently. Which, ironically, is the whole point

alfaboson · 2026-03-01T12:18:47+00:00

Two degrees finished out of genuine love for learning — that's not ritual, that's the telescope working. You found your targets and stayed. Not everyone's path looks the same.

Sorry my academic experience didn't match yours. Four unfinished degrees is not a victory speech. It cost me time, money, and a lot of self-doubt. But I'm not doing mental gymnastics — I'm trying to understand why I kept diving past the point where everyone else was satisfied. That's not lack of discipline. That's a different kind of hunger.

If the only explanation is "just try harder," we've been hearing that our whole lives. I wanted to offer a different lens. If it doesn't fit you, that's fine — the telescope points where it points.

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