c/aphantasia · by BlueSerendipity8@jlai.lu · 301dSome People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound https://archive.is/iMdvdOriginal link: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/03/some-people-cant-see-mental-images-the-consequences-are-profound 14 points · 8 comments · view on lemmy.world
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SincerityIsCool@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 301d
Paywalled. What are the "profound consequences"?
thenextguy@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 301d
I have no idea. I gave up reading it. Too many ads. Too much rambling on.
SincerityIsCool@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 301d
Perhaps the profound consequence of aphantasia is i will never get to know if it's clickbait or not
BlueSerendipity8@jlai.lu · 5 pts · 301d
https://archive.is/iMdvd unpaywalled, I didn't notice due to use of https://gitflic.ru/project/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean/
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 301d
WarlockLawyer@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 301d
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
SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 301d
Remember to exercise your brain each day by visualizing a spinning rat for at least 50 rotations
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 301d
Was a very interesting read, and some of it really resonated with my own feelings and experiences. Thanks for posting!