Notes on Objectivity, Subjective Reality, and Population-Proportional Experience

Core idea

• The speaker argues that if objectivity is impossible, then subjective reality is influenced by lived experience.

Diversity of subjective experiences

• It is important that there be people with varying subjective experiences that mirror the proportion of experiences in the population.
• This mirroring is presented as a way to ensure representation of diverse perspectives across the population.

Transcript excerpt and completeness

• The sentence ends mid-thought: '…because that means that they won't be able to'
• The excerpt does not include what follows, so the outcome or conclusion is incomplete.

Direct quotation from transcript

• Exact wording (as provided):

"Well, there is something if we are buying that objectivity is impossible, then your subjective reality is influenced by your lived experience. So it's important that that there be people with varying subjective experience that mirrors the, like, proportion of, you know, experiences of the population because that means that they won't be able to"

Implications and considerations

• Implied idea: diversity of subjective experiences helps align understanding with population-level experiences, potentially reducing bias from a single perspective.

Follow-up questions

• What does it mean to claim objectivity is impossible in this context?
• Why is mirroring population proportions by subjective experience significant for interpretation or decision-making?
• How might the incomplete sentence ('they won't be able to') affect the intended conclusion?