Why a Thai Farmer Couple Became the Face of Humanity
see eye to eye: to agree with someone or have the same opinion
For years, Wikipedia editors argued over a single image. Which photo should represent all of humanity on its “human” page?
At first, the chosen image was a drawing of a naked man and a woman. The picture was sent into space on a NASA spacecraft in 1972. It was meant to show aliens what humans look like.
Some people thought the people in the drawing were interesting, but others didn’t. There were long arguments about what kind of photo best represented humanity. Many different images were suggested, but there was always a problem. People argued about race, technology, and even small details like how realistic the image looked. The Wikipedia editors could never see eye to eye.
In the end, a photo of a farmer couple from Thailand was chosen. This picture shows real people, real life, and tools. Since then, the image has stayed, probably because the editors want to avoid repeating the same exhausting argument.
Sample sentences
We don’t see eye to eye on everything, but we still respect each other.
We don’t see eye to eye on politics.
Even though they are twins, they don’t always see eye to eye.
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Wikipedia’s Human Page