Comment by Arbituram (paul-blaquiere) on Which things were you surprised to learn are metaphors? · 2024-12-03T23:45:45.933Z · LW · GW

Music pitch (high/low); the metaphor is so embedded in me from pre-memory days that I struggled to accept that it's just a convention. Many other binaries (such as long/short) would work just as well. 

Comment by Arbituram (paul-blaquiere) on Which things were you surprised to learn are not metaphors? · 2024-12-03T23:41:08.046Z · LW · GW

Do you ever have visual experiences in dreams? It's like that, but you're awake. 

Comment by Arbituram (paul-blaquiere) on Which things were you surprised to learn are not metaphors? · 2024-12-03T23:38:47.493Z · LW · GW

I thought the exercise thing (like runner's high, feeling pumped, etc) were all metaphors, but I was surprised to learn other people actually felt good after exercise. Whatever it is, I'm missing the mechanics, and exercise is pure duty (so I try to get it doing other things I enjoy, such as walking my dog and chasing children around). 

I've had the opposite experience with music, when I said a harmony made me feel shivers and the other person didn't realise I was being literal.