Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound

https://archive.is/iMdvd

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

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8 Comments

SincerityIsCool@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 301d (3 replies)

Paywalled. What are the "profound consequences"?

thenextguy@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 301d (1 reply)

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
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!