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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (3 children)

People rarely notice anything above their eyeline. It has to be directly in front of them or slightly down to be noticed.

Look UP people! There's a whole other world there.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 days ago

Ties into my answer, sunlight through treetops.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Apparently thats because we dont have any natural predators in the air (or at least didnt when we had to worry about that.)

I wonder if drone warfare is going to change that up for us over the generations?

[–] MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why are you being downvoted? That's literally the reason we don't look up.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

It's literally not. This is like that stupid thing people say about how if you nod up to someone, you expose your neck and don't see them as a threat.

It's complete nonsense with no real evidence to support it. But people keep spreading it because it seems intuitive.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

There’s a great puzzle in the otherwise-tepid Chilla’s Art game, “The Radio Station,” that explores this.