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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)
@QiaochuYuan
there are (at least) two different “spaces” at play i think. psychedelic visuals are happening in my “actual visual field.” the rest of the time when i say i’m visualizing something it’s in my “mind’s eye.” like the diff between hallucinating vs. remembering a song
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I still don't understand what people are talking about because everyone's always surprised when they take psychedelics and see visuals for the first time, which tells me that nobody is really properly visualising things the way they make it sound, while sober twitter.com/elymitra_/stat…
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prerat
@prerationalist
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when I'm playing a song/sound in my "mind's ear," if i concentrate very hard & it's quiet, i can sometimes briefly hearing it as if it's actually playing. it's kinda jarring (i havent ever tried psychedelics nor have i made any serious mediation progress) nothing visual tho
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Nick
@nickcammarata
Eg I can draw a red triangle over the door in front of me and see it faintly in my visual field sober I’m also dyslexic and apparently dyslexia and hyperphantasia / generally increased visual ability often show up together
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