Comment on The ancient Greeks or Chinese should have already had words for this.

• NikkiDimes@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Riiight, but like, I can make some shit up about a fancy ass apple “The surface is mostly red, mottled with splotches of not yet ripe green. It’s waxed, shiny skin reflects rays of a nearby lightsource behind me. There’s a slight bumpiness to it, almost like goosebumps, but not as pronounced. My mouth is watering.”

  Meanwhile, if I try to picture an apple I actually don’t see shit because I have aphantasia, so…

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  • chunes@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    i definitely believe you

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    • NikkiDimes@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Well, I believe the scientific literature.

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