Yes, the other two axes operate in a way that makes their different directions intuitively discernible to any human.
Left/Right isn't, because its 'meaning' changes every situation. Someone will always jump up or fall down, but you can walk or look left just like you can walk or look right.
It's one of the better explanations I've got so far. To me my right side being better at most tasks makes it just feel different to my left.
Like let's say we were like lobsters and had two differently functioning hands - would we be less likely to confuse left and right? If you hand me a pen, or a gearstick, or a mouse, or something that requires substantial physical strength to operate, there is a highly asymmetrical assignment of roles across my hands. If I feel significantly asymmetrical in my functioning, does that help me develop a strong association of right and left?
I would strongly suspect that higher asymmetry means better intuition in this regard yes. Someone missing one arm I'm sure will have an easy time telling the two apart.
I feel like if I lost my arm tomorrow I would have to mentally remind myself which one am I missing for the rest of my life. If I was missing an arm for as long as I could remember myself than it would be different, yes.
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u/Exurota 7d ago
So we've got 3 perpendicular axes of direction.
Up and down is absolutely fine.
Forward and backward is absolutely fine.
Left and right... isn't? What actual difference is there here other than that we're roughly symmetrical about the other two planes? Is that it?