VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 14 days agoWhat were you surprised to learn wasn't actually normal?message-squaremessage-square482linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat were you surprised to learn wasn't actually normal?VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 14 days agomessage-square482linkfedilink
minus-squareElaine Cortez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoBeing able to picture something in my mind, and having that picture be as realistic as real life! I actually found out this wasn’t normal here on Lemmy, so not all that long ago! 😅
minus-squarenik9000@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoI’m the other way. I always thought “picture an apple” was a metaphor.
minus-squaretiredofsametab@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoSame. I just posted but opened this thread before you had posted thism I guess I should refresh before posting, heh.
minus-squarearararagi@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoPretty sure aphantasia is the less common one, since language is full of metaphors.
Being able to picture something in my mind, and having that picture be as realistic as real life! I actually found out this wasn’t normal here on Lemmy, so not all that long ago! 😅
I’m the other way. I always thought “picture an apple” was a metaphor.
Same. I just posted but opened this thread before you had posted thism I guess I should refresh before posting, heh.
Pretty sure aphantasia is the less common one, since language is full of metaphors.