What is subjectivity?

Subjectivity is simply seeing the world through your own unique pair of glasses that only you can wear.

When something is subjective, it depends on your feelings, tastes, or opinions rather than being an unchangeable fact about the object itself. Imagine you are eating a cookie. The cookie weighs 20 grams. That weight is a hard fact called objectivity; it would be 20 grams even if no one looked at it. But whether that cookie tastes delicious? That is subjective! One person might think it is sugary heaven, while another thinks it is too sweet. Both of you are right because your taste buds send different signals to your brain.

Think about the color blue. A shirt is objectively made of fabric threads dyed with a specific chemical formula. But does that blue look "bright" or "dull" depends on how your eyes perceive the light and what mood you are in. It is not just about the shirt; it is about you looking at the shirt.

You can think of subjectivity like a personal filter on a photo app. Two people might take a picture of the exact same tree. One person applies a warm, sunny filter and says, "Look how happy this tree looks!" The other applies a cool, misty filter and says, "Look how peaceful it is." The tree did not change, but their interpretation changed based on what they wanted to see.

This happens every day. If you ask three friends if a movie was good, you will likely get three different answers. One friend loved the action, another hated the plot, and a third just liked the actors. None of them are wrong. Their opinions are colored by their own experiences, memories, and moods. Being subjective means accepting that your personal view is real and valid, even if it differs from someone else's view. It is the beautiful idea that our internal world shapes how we experience the external one.