WTF is this even
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I assume it's your ability to visualise things in your head. I'm the last one π
Ah OK. I thought it was suggesting that Apple users are only one step away from having nothing in their heads.
This place gets to you sometimes.
It's even worse considering Apple users have already had one bite removed.
That was also my first impression. Β―_(γ)_/Β―
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Nah, I don't use apple devices for watching porn
Wtf are you asking?
It's about ability to visualise things mentally.
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I'm a 1. I was today years old when I learned that there are people who can only visualize the outline of an apple, nothing at all, or anything other than a fully 3D rendered apple like in a computer generated image. To answer your question, no I don't!
I remember when I learned people weren't just being metaphorical when they talked about "picturing" something in their mind.
Do you have an internal dialogue? Or is it all visual? Cuz my internal world is basically a lightly illustrated book, 95% dialogue and occasionally I can imagine a vague image.
I remember when I learned people werenβt just being metaphorical when they talked about βpicturingβ something in their mind.
I had that same reaction. "You mean you can see it? No like, really see it, not just think about seeing it? What the fuck?"
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Both internal dialogue which sounds the same as my spoken voice alongside images or videos, similar to when there's a montage being narrated in a movie is the best way I can explain it. This is all fascinating to me now! Do you dream very often?
I only seem to dream if I'm not sleeping well. I can pretty reliably make myself dream by having coffee before bed. Otherwise, nope, there's just a vague sense that time has passed when I wake up. If I do dream it's highly visual, though.
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I'm a 1 and yes I do. I can imagine something, but it's hard to concentrate on something super detailed and fully enjoy myself
interesting
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Adult video? Fuck no. Extremely degenerate furry hentai on the other hand...
I'm looking through this thread and the concept behind the picture is 100x more fascinating to me than the actual question. Is the number your maximum capability?
I'd estimate I go through the majority (90β ?) of each day at like a 4 bordering on 5, but at times I'll move up to 2. It's a pretty seamless transition, I don't really have an explanation for why it only happens every so often. It's not like it's exclusively reserved for moments where it's more useful.
I don't expect people who can vividly imagine to be doing it all the time, kinda interpreted this as a cap. Still 1-2 distinction seems odd to me. Is it cartoon to realistic?
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TIL about aphantasia
Anyways, I'm between 1 - 2, and I just wanted to say that just bc I can visualize things in my head doesn't mean I don't enjoy seeing things with my eyes. If I was good at drawing, I definitely would draw my OCs and such
But no, I don't watch adult videos. I just don't really like nsfw. Maybe I'm asexual or smt, idk
What is this scale?
Percent apple of your brain.
It's meant to roughly gauge how clearly you picture things in your mind's eye by asking you which apple you see when prompted to imagine one. #5 references the lack of a mind's eye in people with Aphantasia (coincidentally this Wikipedia article has this same chart as a header image)
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I'm a 1, and yes I watch porn to collect "materials" to concoct the most perfect porn in my head that no one has seen and will never see.
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I'm 1 and watch every day, though i read many books too, so everything balances out, also my work requires a lot of improvisation that makes you think on problem solving, so positive impact is bigger
Iβm 1 and watch every day
You are too young to be watching porn π₯ π€£
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I'm between 4 and 5, and no, I don't need to. I can conceptualize things pretty well, I just can't do it visually.
TIL people can imagine colour.
TIL some people can visualize but it's in black & white or devoid of color all together.
For me, I can visualize things from 2 up to entire scenes. I don't "see" it like with my eyes, it's like a dream, sometimes a vivid dream.
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I was a 5 before my head injury, now I think I'm a 3 if I close my eye and really focus on it.
But also? I've liked adult literature the entire time. "Visualization" is overrated.
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Without any explanation whatsoever, I had to rely on other comments to figure out what the hell you were asking.
I'm probably a 1.5, and yes I watch porn.
I'm a 1, a woman if this weighs in your data collection, and the answer is, sometimes but not too often. It really depends on the mood.
It's the same with movies really, I can fantasize about a million stories in my mind, heck I can be the protagonist but I still enjoy being unable to predict what's going to happen even on just purely a visual level, not that porn has very intricate plots.
What puts me off most of the time is having to go through the search. I'm very picky and having to see the "wrong" type of content in order to find the "right" can really put me off or sometimes bore me.
Yes, why?
pet theory: porn is for people who can't fantasise
I can imagine an apple like in 1, maybe not with light reflections, but with colors and can rotate it around. But it takes a lot of concentration and effort and i'm never really sure if i'm just conceptualizing it.
I'd like to ask a different question. If you imagine something disgusting (like biting into a rotten, moldy apple) do you feel disgust? I always found it super weird when people feel disgusted at hearing a description of something disgusting and involuntarily imagining it. Meanwhile i have to do a concious effort and even then doesn't evoke nearly the same response as seeing something real
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Im a 1 and I like adult content but i especially like games, 3D and traditional animation. Cause yeah, i can go in the spank bank in my head if I need to, but its never gonna be as fantastical as what an animator can do
Anyone else with a variable place on the scale? I'm 3 normally but can go up to 1 on a limited scope in short bursts with effort.
It's like my brain has a limited rendering throughput so it's either a low quality version of the entire object, or a small high quality zoomed in section
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Porn is easier generally
I'm definitely a 1, and generally I don't. I do, however, really like interactive fiction in both work safe and non work safe contexts. I think I really enjoy being able to visualize it in my mind more than I do watching it.
I'm not sure if it factors into your pet theory, but I'm asexual so the appeal of physical forms is also very lost on me. That's a different can of worms that I'm happy to open if interested, but I'll leave it be if not.
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I probably have one, but only when imagining extremely dangerous situation. Having your brain flash you with a family members falling from the stairs while holding your niece each time they take her to the room above isn't a pleasant experience.
I'm a 1, but i have to really concentrate. If I'm just thinking quickly then im around a 2 or 3. And yes, I do watch porn.
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2, and no.
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