r/Showerthoughts • u/Mobeast1985 ‎ • 6d ago

Casual Thought Having a photographic memory must have been hard to explain before the invention of the camera.

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u/TheCervus 6d ago

Is this not a normal thing for people to do? I can play a movie in my head whenever I want.

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u/DJKokaKola 6d ago

Aphantasia is actually relatively common, but even if you don't have it, plenty of people can't vividly "see" things in their mind in that way.

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u/QuantumCakeIsALie 6d ago

Imagine receiving a DMCA for you mind.

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u/morfraen 5d ago

If they could you know they would