Investigators say they've finally identified the Zodiac Killer

Re:Investigators say they've finally identified the Zodiac K... by davidholdeman on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @07:41PM (#28779891)

I don't know whether your experience is similar to mine, but I can't visualize faces at all, even of someone I have just been looking at. I have no issues recognizing people or visualizing things other than faces, so neither aphantasia nor prosopagnosia match.

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Re:Investigators say they've finally identified the Zodiac K... by edgyquant on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @09:58PM (#28780909)

I can’t visualize anything really. It’s like I just think about its shape in an abstract since but I don’t actually visualize anything it’s all words and thoughts in my head, no images.

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Re:Investigators say they've finally identified the Zodiac K... by neuronic on Thursday October 07, 2021 @03:15AM (#28783204)

I heard this very often and am always quite curious about it, as I cant relate. Whenever I imagine something it's a mix of abstract, foggy stuff and vivid clear images. I don't "see" them, I think/dream them like replaying a visual input without involving the eyes.

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Re:Investigators say they've finally identified the Zodiac K... by gremloni on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @10:28PM (#28781117)

Can you close your eyes and visualize a red, three dimensional star rotating?

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Re:Investigators say they've finally identified the Zodiac K... by edgyquant on Thursday October 07, 2021 @12:41PM (#28788754)

Nope I just think about a star and it rotating but there is no visualization or images involved

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Re:Investigators say they've finally identified the Zodiac K... by arthurcolle on Thursday October 07, 2021 @10:35AM (#28786804)

What is a 3 dimensional star? A star is a 2D shape, so this statement is ambiguous

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Re:Investigators say they've finally identified the Zodiac K... by neuronic on Thursday October 07, 2021 @03:17AM (#28783215)

Yes until I also visualized a derpy dog orbiting it whose tongue was hanging out.

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Re:Investigators say they've finally identified the Zodiac K... by jikbd on Thursday October 07, 2021 @01:58AM (#28782661)

There was an article about this here on hn some time ago. People who don’t have a mind’s eye.

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Re:Investigators say they've finally identified the Zodiac K... by nhumrich on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @08:39PM (#28780314)

Aphantasia is a spectrum.

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Re:Investigators say they've finally identified the Zodiac K... by gremloni on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @07:43PM (#28779906)

This comment describes me perfectly.

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