He says subjective, because of the double-slit experiment, and that reality changes depending on whether we observe it or not, so it only exists in our minds.
Even if that were true, it wouldn’t really be a kind of subjectivity that matters. It doesn’t give you superpowers, you can’t close your eyes and jump off a cliff. If reality actually were subjective, it’d show up in more places than subatomic particles, and he’d have much better evidence.
Suggested reading: the quantum mechanics sequence, and the simple truth.
Even if that were true, it wouldn’t really be a kind of subjectivity that matters. It doesn’t give you superpowers, you can’t close your eyes and jump off a cliff. If reality actually were subjective, it’d show up in more places than subatomic particles, and he’d have much better evidence.
Suggested reading: the quantum mechanics sequence, and the simple truth.
http://lesswrong.com/lw/r5/the_quantum_physics_sequence/
http://yudkowsky.net/rational/the-simple-truth