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BlueSerendipity8@jlai.lu
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Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound

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Original link: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/03/some-people-cant-see-mental-images-the-consequences-are-profound

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  • SincerityIsCool@lemmy.ca
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    Paywalled. What are the “profound consequences”?

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      I have no idea. I gave up reading it. Too many ads. Too much rambling on.

      • SincerityIsCool@lemmy.ca
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        Perhaps the profound consequence of aphantasia is i will never get to know if it’s clickbait or not

    • BlueSerendipity8@jlai.lu
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      https://archive.is/iMdvd unpaywalled, I didn’t notice due to use of https://gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean/

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    Huh. I identified with both extremes in very specific sections. Always thought I was closer to aphantasia but now I’m not sure. Would be fun to be tested

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    Remember to exercise your brain each day by visualizing a spinning rat for at least 50 rotations

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    Was a very interesting read, and some of it really resonated with my own feelings and experiences. Thanks for posting!

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