this translate into an instantiated ability to project our thoughts and ideas further into the future as well as the past — I like sushi
It has been shown that our use of tense in language does influence how we appreciate time and plan ahead. — I like sushi
What is the relationship or ability (or perhaps disability) between the three individuals in relation to the idea or premise your OP is discussing or otherwise wishes to explore? — Outlander
In terms of the frequency of how we use different tenses. There is evidence that it effects foward planning. — I like sushi
A bit like the difference between reading something happened 10 years ago is quite different to seeing it play out before your eyes -- it has a more immediate and real impact on you as it is sensory rather than conceptual. — I like sushi
We have only lived at the start of this trajectory having access to written words for a century or so in a global sense. I am speculating about how current media technologies -- projected forwards a few centuries or millenia -- could influence our overall perception of time due to the historical access we will have receding into the past. — I like sushi
As I understand it, you believe (rather, it has been proven), the proliferation of intimate and highly-engaging historical data will kind of "cheapen" or, no, let me use a more neutral word, "skew" the perception of the world we live in (time as it relates to one's lifespan), in a negative (or at least possibly less than conducive to the human experience) way? — Outlander
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