I'm surprised you haven't mentioned 'qualia' in this blog - which address the specific and unique experience of experiencing something - such as a taste, or a color.
I have some reading to do, curse you :) How have I never heard of that term before? I read the wikipedia entry briefly, and well, what a phenomenon. This is where our shared experience diverges, and perhaps, will come back together again at a later point in time :)
To simplify, my spice tolerance might be different from yours. We can eat the same chilli (literally, cut it in half) and each have different reactions. Our reactions are physiologically the same, but our perception is what differs.
We fill the gap later.
I think?
Am I on the right track?
hahah - the rabbit hole of qualia!!! Somehow I connect this back to your "Construction Signs" post - "Mind the Gap" - the mind is individual, the gap is also perceived uniquely, but the collective "minding" is shared.
Does one neuron know another?