The country of the blind
and other stories
by H. G. Wells · first published 1911
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"Although best known for his novels, it was in H. G. Wells's early short stories that he first explored the relationship between science and humankind. This collection brings together twenty-three of his short works. In 'The Star, ' a vast comet hurtles towards Earth while humankind looks awestruck to the skies. 'The Cone' is a story of adultery and revenge amid the blast furnaces of industrial England, while 'The Country of the Blind' tells the tale of a mountaineer who discovers a lost valley in the Andes - and a civilization chillingly different from his own. Here the fantastical meets the
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Perhaps you should read the short story "The Country of the Blind" by HG Wells. http://www.online-literature.com/wellshg/3/ To wit: a society generally lacking in a sense thinks those with that extra sense insane.
on “What’s a Tetrachromat? Meet a Person Who Sees 100M Colors” ↗I tend to think of the people who were made uncomfortable by my antics instead, but I feel a similar sense of relief to be free of them. I've often found comfort in the H.G.Wells short story "The Country of the Blind".
on “I will tell you why it's so freaking hard for single founders: It's so freaking lonely” ↗Recently there was an episode of 99% that touched on this. https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-country-of-the-bl... In it they refer to country of the blind (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635964/the-country-...). Consumed them both and found it pretty interesting. I’m not going blind though, so not sure how helpful it is for someone so is, but…
on “Ask HN: My mother is slowly looking her eyesight, how to prepare?” ↗…pretty neat (probably cold reading), but not something we should make policy decisions on the basis of. You underestimate the extent to which humans are social creatures. See also: H. G. Wells's story The Country of the Blind. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Country_of_the_Blind
on “I used Lego to design a farm for people who are blind – like me” ↗H. G. Wells wrote about how this proverb has limitations [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Country_of_the_Blind
on “Debian polls its developers on AI: permit or ban?” ↗Reminds me of The Country of the Blind by HG Wells. It’s about a guy who finds his way into a valley in a mountain range where everyone has been blind for generations. At first he thinks that he’ll have “a superpower“ because he’s sighted.…
on “I used Lego to design a farm for people who are blind – like me” ↗