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IgorPartola ◴[] No.41895504[source]
If I understand correctly, we experience time at nearly the speed of light. What I mean by that is that any particle’s 4 dimensional velocity vector has the magnitude of c which means that if it is mostly at rest in space then time has to be the major contributing factor but the magnitude of the vector. On the other hand something like a photon experiences to time at all as it moves through the 3 space dimensions at a total of c.
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1. itishappy ◴[] No.41895992[source]
I've heard this described as "we all move at the speed of light." Also, since another way to describe alignment of two vectors is an angle, motion can be characterized by the angle it makes with the time axis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au0QJYISe4c