original publish date: 25th December, 2009

decades on …

One of my bugbears. I’m surprised it took a whole week to surface in a comic.

This much older me still believes that if people are perceiving something that differs from reality, then our first (and preferably last) option is to find a way to address the disconnect.

“Perception is reality” is a starting point, not a fait accompli.

transcript

FTE #1: I understand the data says otherwise, but you know that ‘perception is reality’.

#0707: My perception is that you’re too lazy to fix the actual problem.

FTE #1: But that’s not true!

#0707: It’s my reality.

Closing caption: Perception is not Reality. People won’t stay delusional forever.