Ryan J. Shaw
@rjs
When I read LOTR as a kid, I couldn't stand the scene descriptions that ran for multiple pages. Drove me mad, didn't understand what it was there for. Many years later I discovered I have aphantasia, no wonder I hated it.
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Blue Cockatoo
@bluecockatoo
Wow, when/how did you realize you had aphantasia? Is visualization something you can develop as a skill or would that condition just make that impossible? I wonder what causes it. My life is so enriched by being able to visualize things in detail. I wish you could too!
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Blue Cockatoo
@bluecockatoo
Sorry if all those questions are too intrusive. I have been fascinated with the brain and creativity since I was a kid and things like that just really make me curious!
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Ryan J. Shaw
@rjs
Not intrusive but some might find it insensitive to say your life is more enriched by being able to visualize things in detail. Like we don't tell people in wheelchairs their lives would be better if they had working legs 😅 Fortunately I have the brand of HFA where things like this don't bother me, so don't stress!
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