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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: 0.525s | source
1. ectospheno ◴[31 Oct 25 15:38 UTC] No.45773280[source]▶
I tried telling people I couldn’t. I don’t mention it anymore because inevitably there is a person who doesn’t believe me and won’t stop trying to argue I’m wrong.
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2. jessyco ◴[31 Oct 25 15:42 UTC] No.45773331[source]▶
I believe you, It think I'm also the same; however for me at least, I feel like I can "think" of what something looks like. This is hard to explain since its very "personal" way its easier to say "i can see a square" nope I can't see anything but I can "think" of a square.

The whole imagine a ball in your mind. Now tell me what colour it is. No idea you tell me :D I can pretend and make up a color or go with what my gut tells me which is the most common color my brain was probably trained on.(red). but in reality I don't see any ball.