It is often hard to remember that the times that we read are not necessarily true or able to be proven. It's something that is hard to comprehend or wrap ones head around. I think this reading makes it more confusing, which is not necessarily a bad or good thing.

It is interesting to think about this in relation to things like JavaScript timers or clock-based functions. When we manipulate time, what is the effect? How are viewers impacted by what we are saying time is?