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Ticker Tape Synesthesia

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Re: Ticker Tape Synesthesia

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Post by randomcarbloke »

Jerrrrrrry wrote: post #15
_def wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it really? Would be super interested in reading up on that (not doubting, just very curious)

X to doubt, full of self-important wieners with pitiful imaginations, that are jealous my "red" is "redder" than their "red": I cant actually picture red; but its a lack of articulateness and a vocal minority rarely-intersecting that drown out my lack of understanding or doubt. indiscernible from crying, they "cannot also picture red, by a way less than you can empathize with" nobody actually sees what they think. th…

thank you.

Re: Ticker Tape Synesthesia

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Post by derbOac »

bondarchuk wrote: post #3

> No figure is yet known for the exact prevalence of "ticker tapers" among the synesthete and non-synesthete population, but an interesting study (Holm, Eilertsen and Price, 2015) found that almost half the general population reported some kind of mild experience of this type. Amazing, I wonder what else I have no idea of will eventually turn out to be experienced by half the population.

The study is here

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17588928.2015.1...

It's interesting but I think the citation is a little misleading. I think the samples of convenience probably oversample for this kind of thing, and some of what they include is stretching the definition of tickertape synesthesia a bit. They say true tickertape synesthesia is probably rare.

The study itself is fair enough imho, I just think that citation is a little misleading without more elaboration, even with the "mild" disclaimer.

Re: Ticker Tape Synesthesia

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Post by TacticalCoder »

RedNifre wrote: post #8
bondarchuk wrote: post #3

> No figure is yet known for the exact prevalence of "ticker tapers" among the synesthete and non-synesthete population, but an interesting study (Holm, Eilertsen and Price, 2015) found that almost half the general population reported some kind of mild experience of this type. Amazing, I wonder what else I have no idea of will eventually turn out to be experienced by half the population.

Having an internal monologue (thinking in words/sentences) is actually a minority thing.

> Having an internal monologue (thinking in words/sentences) is actually a minority thing.

I'm often in robotic mode but as soon as I "think", it's internal monologue (either in french or in english and, maybe maybe maybe, sometimes in code!?).

But I don't have that "stock market ticker tape" thinggamagic: never happened to me to visualize words like that.

Re: Ticker Tape Synesthesia

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Post by daaaaaaan »

geon wrote: post #18
RedNifre wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Having an internal monologue (thinking in words/sentences) is actually a minority thing.

When I'm tired I sometimes get an inner monologue that just keeps going, but it's nonsensical, like a Markov chain. I have to actively stop it. Annoying.

I get this too! I have to be really tired, lying down and calm. I always think of it as listening to the noise of my subconscious. Mine isn't continuous, more I can pick up nonsensical phrases every 10-20 seconds. I've never heard of anyone else having this!
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