fedeOct 8, 2023

How can we see the Milky Way if we are inside of it?

https://lemmy.world/post/6481270

How can we see the Milky Way if we are inside of it? - Lemmy.world

Show threadryannathansOct 8, 2023
How can you see your house if you are inside of it?
Show threadTheLemming
As some others already answered the question, let me bring up a fun fact. In german we have a saying that goes “to not see the forest because all of the trees”, which in english would be probably called chess blindness.
Den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht sehen

Anna-Lena Pieck würde gerne wissen, was es mit der Redewendung "den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht sehen" auf sich hat. wald-gross.jpg (7127) Redewendung:...

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Oct 8, 2023 at 8:45amWeb
Show threadzeppoOct 8, 2023
That’s a common saying in the US as well. Never heard of chess blindness, though.
Show threadTheLemmingOct 8, 2023
Didn’t know that. TIL, thanks
Show threadlyam23Oct 8, 2023
“you can’t see the forest for the trees.”
Show threadweewOct 8, 2023

The English phrase is “missing the forest for the trees”

Not quite the same as chess blindness. Possibly the opposite. I think, but it basically means: being unable to see the bigger picture because you’re too focused on minor individual details