I typed out a lot about how I've never compared my nose or leg to an elephant's trunk, but it seemed beside the point. The general idea was it's interesting to think of how we identify things, and this comment reminded me of Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy?[0][1] and the idea of psychic continuity.

[0]: https://youtu.be/cv66xFD7s7g

[1]: side note: this documentary was pretty influential to my interest in compilers (specifically lexing and parsing), and is an interesting watch.