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The ancient Greeks or Chinese should have already had words for this. (i.imgur.com)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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You say "apple" to me and I'm #1, glossy skin, insides, all that

And how in the hell does one navigate life, or enjoy a book, if they're not a #1?! Reading a book is like watching a movie. I subconsciously assign actor's faces to characters and watch as the book rolls on.

Yet #5's are not handicapped in the slightest. They're so "normal" that mankind is just now figuring out we're far apart on this thing. Fucking weird.

EDIT: Showed this to my wife and she was somewhat mystified as to what I was asking. Pretty sure she's a 5. I get frustrated as hell when I ask her to describe a thing and she's clueless. "Did the radiator hose pop off, or is it torn and cracked?" "I don't know!"

EDIT2: The first Star Wars book after the movie came out was Splinter in the Mind's Eye. I feel like I got that title. What's it mean to you?

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[–] 4 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Are you able to see your memories more like dreams or are your memories more like a vibe?

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago

    Memories are more like the feelings and senses associated with the memory, alongside a narration of what happened. Like if I had a fight and had to recount it to police, I’d think of how I moved, where I was hit, what kinds of sounds and smells there were, etc. alongside a sort of fight announcer narrating the fight like a boxing match.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    You mean 5s can't even remember the visual aspect of memories?!

    I'm a 2 or 3 and I can't imagine this, that sounds horrible.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I'm a 4, and I'm very poor at remembering people's faces. Same goes with memories, I realized early on that I have really shit memory especially if I rely only on visuals. These days I just try to deduce past events based on information I'm sure of. I also figured out a few years ago that I can remember my day a lot better if I'm narrating the events to myself in real time and compiling a script in my head, because otherwise I wouldn't be able to remember much other than the events that affected my emotions more intensely.

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