Comment on The ancient Greeks or Chinese should have already had words for this.

• chunes@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  People aren’t good at describing their own thoughts.

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  • NikkiDimes@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Riiight, but like, I can make some shit up about a fancy ass apple “The surface is mostly red, mottled with splotches of not yet ripe green. It’s waxed, shiny skin reflects rays of a nearby lightsource behind me. There’s a slight bumpiness to it, almost like goosebumps, but not as pronounced. My mouth is watering.”

    Meanwhile, if I try to picture an apple I actually don’t see shit because I have aphantasia, so…

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    • chunes@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      i definitely believe you

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      • NikkiDimes@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Well, I believe the scientific literature.

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