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>No figure is yet known for the exact prevalence of "ticker tapers" among the synesthete and non-synesthete population, but an interesting study (Holm, Eilertse

>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.

RedNifre 2y ago
Having an internal monologue (thinking in words/sentences) is actually a minority thing.
- _def 2y ago
  Is it really? Would be super interested in reading up on that (not doubting, just very curious)
  - Jerrrrrrry 2y ago
    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. the wall is blank. those drifters are usually debris or thiccer blood cell components
    - satvikpendem 2y ago
      You can't picture red and the wall is blank? Sounds like you have aphantasia.
    - randomcarbloke 2y ago
      thank you.
- Loughla 2y ago
  Wait. Is it? I see pictures if I focus, but it's mostly like a conversation with someone who lives inside my head.
- aaron695 2y ago
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- geon 2y ago
  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.
  - mock-possum 2y ago
    Have you tried voicing it out loud and recording yourself?
  - daaaaaaan 2y ago
    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!
- TacticalCoder 2y ago
  > 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.
derbOac 2y ago
The study is here https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17588928.2015.1048209#d1e245 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.

RedNifre 2y ago

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

_def 2y ago
Is it really? Would be super interested in reading up on that (not doubting, just very curious)
- Jerrrrrrry 2y ago
  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. the wall is blank. those drifters are usually debris or thiccer blood cell components
  - satvikpendem 2y ago
    You can't picture red and the wall is blank? Sounds like you have aphantasia.
  - randomcarbloke 2y ago
    thank you.
Loughla 2y ago
Wait. Is it? I see pictures if I focus, but it's mostly like a conversation with someone who lives inside my head.
aaron695 2y ago
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geon 2y ago
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.
- mock-possum 2y ago
  Have you tried voicing it out loud and recording yourself?
- daaaaaaan 2y ago
  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!
TacticalCoder 2y ago
> 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.

derbOac 2y ago

The study is here https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17588928.2015.1048209#d1e245 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.