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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

when asked to imagine a circle, I just imagine the concept of a circle. It has no color, no texture, no substance.

Huh.

Is the association with the word circle? Like, what does the concept of a circle involve?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

For me, "imagine a circle" is kind of a meaningless instruction until you follow it up with something

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The infinite sharpness of its edge, the rigid but smooth change of direction as you move along it. The feeling you get when you see a circle. The concept of rolling.

… but primarily just circle-ness.