As insightful as it is, I think empty-quoting xkcd is not really conducive to an intelligent discussion.

It makes sense on reddit where people aren't encouraged to a one-track threaded discussion, but less so here where the discussion manages to flow pretty well at times.

"Our brains have just one scale and it resizes our experiences to fit."

That's such an astute observation. I can see how I do that in my own life.