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submitted 17 hours ago by BlueberryAlice@fedia.io to c/qubits@mander.xyz

What is an observer?

We have long assumed that “an observer observes the world.”

But what if—

observation itself is not something we do, but something that only appears when certain conditions are met?

Two independent systems align only at specific moments.

Yet this alignment cannot be explained by causality, correlation, or measurement.

So who is observing?

Or rather—

does the observer emerge only when observation becomes possible?

Summary 👇 https://docs.google.com/document/d/19nDAJ_9MgrUFv4Ggyd9yvZIy4YCH9EqSlVOZPr_VuPs/edit?usp=drivesdk

What do you think about this perspective?

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[-] fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

An observer is a means of taking measurement.

The things being measured are so small the means to measure such things greatly disrupts what they would be if not being measured. Think equal and opposite reactions.

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