Should Solipsism Be Spoken of in the 1st person (I, me) or the 2nd person (you)

[bmcnicho]

I’ve heard it spoken of in both ways, and I’m wondering if both could be true despite sounding contradictory, or if one version is more correct

Example:  
I am the only consciousness and all others are my imagination, so when I talk to others, I’m talking to myself

Versus:

You are the only consciousness and all others are your imagination, so when you talk to others, you’re talking to yourself

If I were to tell someone they weren’t conscious, they could easily try to refute me by saying they were.  I could of course respond by saying I’m just imagining them saying that, which perhaps is correct

However, if I told someone that they were the only consciousness, it would perhaps be easier for them to understand the idea, but wouldn’t I be lying because I know myself to be conscious?

[Inliytened1]

1 hour ago, bmcnicho said:

 but wouldn’t I be lying because I know myself to be conscious?

If you've awoken your lucid dreaming....

[Mason Riggle]

@bmcnicho as long as it seems like Something is happening, you're lying to yourself, because it's (You're) all nothing/everything. 

You are One (infinity, nothing, everything, etc.), pretending (lying to yourself, dreaming, imagining, etc.) to be Many (finite, limited, something, etc.). 

"You find out that the universe is a system that creeps up on itself and says 'Boo' and then laughs at itself for jumping." - Alan Watts

Edited March 3, 2022 by Mason Riggle