> Color is overrated in a world where most are colorblind.
That's speaking to the value in communication/collaboration.
The sensory experience itself would still have its own qualities even if other people are unable to appreciate them.
I went through a weird period of a few months in college when tones had a... character. I use that term rather than color because for some reason some of them were tied in with associations I had with the sound of people's voices. Not every pitch had this association, but recognizing the character let me identify the pitch.
The utility of this was certainly nothing astounding, but it was interesting to say the least. And it probably wasn't even absolute pitch.
And then, of course, there's the matter of utility that doesn't come from communication. Color vision doesn't just provide a field of aesthetic exploration, it actually lets people distinguish certain things more easily.
That's speaking to the value in communication/collaboration.
The sensory experience itself would still have its own qualities even if other people are unable to appreciate them.
I went through a weird period of a few months in college when tones had a... character. I use that term rather than color because for some reason some of them were tied in with associations I had with the sound of people's voices. Not every pitch had this association, but recognizing the character let me identify the pitch.
The utility of this was certainly nothing astounding, but it was interesting to say the least. And it probably wasn't even absolute pitch.
And then, of course, there's the matter of utility that doesn't come from communication. Color vision doesn't just provide a field of aesthetic exploration, it actually lets people distinguish certain things more easily.