similarly, do normal humans not have the same 40 seconds of music looping in their heads at almost all waking hours

I have aphantasia and don't "see" things when I close my eyes. It shocked me that people could and weren't just saying it metaphorically. I got to be shocked again when people actually hear things that aren't there. Like, how do y'all survive the lack of quiet?!

It actually makes a lot of sense when you consider how stupid and gullible so many people are.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5827200/

This and other works by the same researcher delve into the various modalities of experiencing the world including aphantasia (like me!). He has some pop-academia content on YouTube but (surprise surprise) I prefer consumption via text.

I have ADHD, so chaos at all times. My husband has nothing. It's fascinating to watch in real life. It's just peaceful up there. I'll never not be mesmerized.

This thing again. I remember when this first went around the internet a few years ago. I was indeed shocked to learn that people actually hear a voice/monologue in their head narrating their day or whatever.

I always thought it was just a lazy trope used in movies and tv to help explain the plot.

The only time I have anything close to that is if I am actively trying to rehearse what I want say in my head. Then I hear my own voice.

strangely, i can turn off the "mind's mouth" for a bit

Yeah some of us are drowning it out with YouTube videos and by scrolling this

yeah that’ll be a funny comment, we should post that says the monologue, naively