Scott Alexander explores whether people can be honestly mistaken about their own experiences, presenting counterexamples and attempting to reconcile them with the idea that we can't be wrong about our immediate subjective experiences. Longer summary

Scott Alexander discusses the concept of whether people can be honestly wrong about their own experiences. He initially asserts that people can't be wrong about their own experience, only lying or telling the truth. However, he then explores several counterexamples and edge cases that challenge this view. These include instances of hunger not being consciously felt, time perception on drugs, a woman claiming to be enlightened but unaware of her thoughts, optical illusions, and psychedelic experiences. Scott attempts to reconcile these examples with his initial assertion by differentiating between subjective experiences and underlying realities. He concludes by acknowledging the difficulty in maintaining his original position, while still feeling that there's something fundamentally true about the idea that we can't be wrong about our immediate experiences. Shorter summary