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Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound (www.newyorker.com)
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[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 hours ago

Same! I grew up playing a lot of dungeon crawlers, so I'm pretty good at making mental maps. I tried explaining to an ex how I could envision a rough map of wherever I might be and he was completely baffled.