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Some people can't see mental images

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183 points petalmind | 2 comments | 30 Oct 25 17:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.507s | source
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zeryx ◴[30 Oct 25 18:10 UTC] No.45763144[source]▶
That's me! I can visualize processes really well, and complex systems. But ask me to picture or hear something in my head and I'll just stare at you.
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1. YcYc10 ◴[30 Oct 25 18:23 UTC] No.45763337[source]▶
I was about to write something almost exactly this. However I can "hear something" if I try but definitely not picture something in the literal sense.

Edit: I also have trouble recognising the faces of people I've only met once or twice, and I'm assuming the two things are related. Do you have the same?

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2. zeryx ◴[30 Oct 25 18:55 UTC] No.45763835[source]▶
Yes same even multiple times, but if I met them online (slack, teams) I'll always remember them.

When I was younger I was much worse at recognizing people and names, as an adult it's gotten much better