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New comment by jpfromlondon in "Aphantasia Beginner's Guide"

jpfromlondon — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:59:45 +0000

>they imagine that they see something and lack the language to convey the imagined unperceived object, the notion of phantasia or aphantasia is merely a by-product of the term "picture it in your mind's eye" or the like, leading many ignorant people to believe that something is literally rendered within the individual's head.

I think by any reasonable definition everyone has aphantasia, which is why it's a nothing burger.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "Aphantasia Beginner's Guide"

jpfromlondon — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:56:49 +0000

aaw, touched a nerve have I because I'm suggesting you're not special?

>Prove it.

Precisely, unfalsifiable nonsense.

>You can't keep track of your own argument

MY argument is this: people don't actually see things or even have imagery inside their head, which is normal, and self-proclaimed aphantasiacs are attention seekers who think they have a disability or special characteristic...there is no logical inconsistency in my argument.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "Aphantasia Beginner's Guide"

jpfromlondon — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:37:02 +0000

Neither, they imagine that they see something and lack the language to convey the imagined unperceived object, the notion of phantasia or aphantasia is merely a by-product of the term "picture it in your mind's eye" or the like, leading many ignorant people to believe that something is literally rendered within the individual's head.

Realising this is not the case is waking up, but then some attention seekers gave it the name aphantasia to make themselves feel special.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "Aphantasia Beginner's Guide"

jpfromlondon — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:25:41 +0000

You're absolutely right.

Nobody hallucinates or "sees" the object, it's like an object instantiation with default properties that you can name/describe, nothing more.

If you quiz someone long enough you can get them to acknowledge they don't see anything "in their head" whatever that means.

This nonsense makes me irrationally annoyed, I suspect because it's unfalsifiable attention seeking, some people I've met mention it every chance they get angling at it being some sort of disability. I get it, you don't see anything...I don't see anything either...nobody does.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "Norway should buy OpenAI"

jpfromlondon — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:42:43 +0000

What are you talking about, the North Sea was first drilled by a British state-run (at the time) oil company.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "Thanks to social media, canned sardines are a scarcity on the supermarket shelf"

jpfromlondon — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:34:57 +0000

Protein isn't just necessary for activity, protein is essential in brain development and function, data show lower iqs in those who opt for a vegan or vegetarian diet despite those people on average tending to be higher-educated.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "US vs. UK Baby Names 2025: The Biggest Top Differences Visualized"

jpfromlondon — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:36:47 +0000

thus reducing their agency, it'll be interesting at least to see if this generation grows up to prefer a lengthened name (or "long name") equivalent to todays "short name". For a period my parents called me Jim, a name I despise as an adult, thankfully the root of that short name has many branches, not that it matters because I only use the initial.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "Gloomberb"

jpfromlondon — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:53:46 +0000

Nobody ever got fired for choosing Bloomberg, even if there was a viable alternative there is no way anyone is pioneering the switch.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "US vs. UK Baby Names 2025: The Biggest Top Differences Visualized"

jpfromlondon — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:51:44 +0000

Leo, Freddie, Theo, etc.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "US vs. UK Baby Names 2025: The Biggest Top Differences Visualized"

jpfromlondon — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:50:04 +0000

aren't contractions lazy by nature?

Regardless, I'm glad you're averse.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "US vs. UK Baby Names 2025: The Biggest Top Differences Visualized"

jpfromlondon — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:57:21 +0000

what surprises and annoys me is Briton's willingness to name their children shortened versions of existing names, it's lazy, so many Archies and Alfies, ugh.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "Mushroom behind 'tiny people' hallucinations identified"

jpfromlondon — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:10:05 +0000

evidently you are unfamiliar with experimental science or clinical trials, like it or not self experimentation and the consumption/administration of psychoactive substances is considered unethical, rightly or wrongly.

In the case of self-testing it raises concerns of objectivity, not just in terms of perception and observation but with regards to bias and intent, throwing into question the results and reasons for the study.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "England set to be one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C"

jpfromlondon — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:31:00 +0000

Scotland, Wales, and NI have their own parliaments at least, so from a constitutional perspective one could argue England is not a country but a state, but that is only one narrow definition.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "London Underground begins scanning passengers' faces"

jpfromlondon — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:42:21 +0000

it's the hand-wringing do-gooders that implemented all of the authoritarian practices in the uk.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's"

jpfromlondon — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:06:39 +0000

everything is being min-maxed, have you noticed how flimsy and soft cereal boxes have become, and plastic-packaged goods having thinner plastic, and often replaceable lids have been replaced with single-use film (thinking specifically of hummus for this one).

Taking the time to count the ways shrinkflation is (fractionally) eroding quality of life would take an age.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "Tom Stanton's supersonic trebuchet breaks sound barrier with gravity alone"

jpfromlondon — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:42:27 +0000

oh my god, were it not for your redundant comment I might've gone to the forest to discard my collection of depleted batteries, thank goodness.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "Reverse Jevons Paradox"

jpfromlondon — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:16:04 +0000

you are absolutely correct, the author is putting the cart before the horse.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "Mario Meets Pareto"

jpfromlondon — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:41:37 +0000

what you choose for the dimensions is arbitrary, they only chosen thusly to prove the point.

I don't think I've ever seen an example of pareto that wasn't pseudo scientific drivel.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm"

jpfromlondon — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:58:58 +0000

it's fiction, that's why.

New comment by jpfromlondon in "The Dunning-Kruger effect may just be a data artefact (2020)"

jpfromlondon — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:59:54 +0000

What percentage of the public think they can take a bear in a fight.