• Ultraviolet@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s a really poorly communicated image. Less detailed visualization isn’t literally a washed out version of the thing, it’s more that the details only exist if you’re actively thinking about them, rather than your brain subconsciously imagining all the details immediately.

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      1 year ago

      Yea I don’t really “see” an apple, it’s more that I can pick out one infinitesimally portion of it at any moment. So if I think about the leaf I can construct the leaf, but not the rest, and it is constantly changing as I move to other parts of the apple.

      I wouldn’t really say I see anything, it’s more abstract than that and hard to convey.

      • Cross@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I think I’m the same way. Like if I imagine an ornate doorknob from an old temple I can see it in a general view, and I can focus on the details one little bit at a time, but I can’t picture the entire thing at once with detail. It’s also not like I’m seeing it, it’s fluid and honestly somewhat difficult to focus on.