No single observational distance yields a truer view than another
Evidence
It is wrong to think that a more detailed view of something is thereby “truer” than a more distant view. All we can say is that “a view gained at any distance whatsoever has its own justification.” Each distance has its own correct picture and its own margin for error. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 80
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the essay’s core on how flâneur distance is a cognitive posture, not a defect — each observational distance from urban life has its own justification. — connects to: Observation quality, not physical distance, determines whether an object feels near or far — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 817