ah. so you’re the the one those commercials were made for
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Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Do you have aphantasia?
I have it and assume people get an image of Wicked Wings from KFC that pops into their head and now that they “see” it they crave it. Just like seeing it in a commercial.
Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Not really. For example I cannot pull up an image of the gieco gecko in my mind. I think gieco gecko car insurance, I would have to think deeper to think more. Like does my car need insurance, would the gecko save me money, etc… And I’m just not going to do that for a commercial I’m actively trying to avoid.
Commercials are more for imagers. The ones that need to see the cheeseburger before they buy it. The ones where a gecko seems like a great thing to do business with.
I’m not immune to their propaganda though.
AloneDownUnder@quokk.au 2 weeks ago
I don’t think I have aphantasia. I can picture things in my mind. But it’s very vague. And i can’t keep focused on something for long
Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Very vague. I would have said my “images” were very vague before I learned I had it. It’s almost like I can see them but they just aren’t there.
Like when you picture an apple does it have color?
Do you read a book and imagine it playing out in your mind? Do you get disappointed when watching a movie based on a book you read that the visuals do not match what you had imagined?
Do you get random imagines popping into your mind that you don’t control?
AloneDownUnder@quokk.au 2 weeks ago
It doesn’t really have colour no. But it differs quite a bit from day to day.
Some days I can try imagining something and it will just be nothing. just looking at my closed eyelids Other days I can have this very vague idea of an apple, but usually no color and it’s not very stable. Once in a while. like maybe once a year, I have this very clear, almost lucid image of an entire landscape, but only for a fraction of a second.
I don’t really imagine much when reading. And in general images don’t pop up in my head if I’m not actively trying.
Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Sounds like you might have aphantasia or a very limited visual memory.
Definitely contributes to your decision making processes
Most people can visualize well so you aren’t the norm