Hyperrealism in Perception

The human mind is incredibly biased in the way it perceives what we would constitute as “truth” or “reality”.  Accounts of even the most mundane events can sound noticeably varied when described by different individuals.  Consider, for example, the sky.  “The sky is blue,” one might say.  This seems fairly unbiased.  However, there is a myriad of ways to articulate the concept of “blue”.  Person X might describe the sky as “cerulean”, Person Y might assert “azure”.  Person Z might have just lived through a hurricane, in which case they might be led to romanticize the sky by describing it with an air of clarity and renewal.  Even technical papers, such as summaries of scientific experiments, will vary in breadth, detail, and tone.  The concept of bias becomes tangled in falsity and extrapolated when it involves our dreams and desires.  A boy who is desperately in love with a girl can interpret her polite hallway greetings as a sign of romantic interest.  A girl who is afraid of failing a class might see a slight academic shortcoming as the end of the world.  In this way, at the interface of our brains and our surroundings, we construct our own psychological hyperrealities.