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"Touching grass" is the modern equivalent of Plato's allegory of the cave (lemmy.ml)
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When we get too involved in online matters, disconnecting from the internet and getting a hold of the real world is an analogy to the Greek Philosoper's work

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[–] Hackworth 10 points 4 months ago

Plato didn't believe we're fundamentally limited by our senses in an absolute sense, though. He leaned toward the possibility of transcending the limitations of sensory perception to grasp higher truths.