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What were you surprised to learn wasn't actually normal? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

In both cases, the words just... go straight from words to comprehension? It's kind of hard to answer that question, because introspection of the process isn't possible. I mean, I just look at words and know what they mean. From experience, I think I read about 3 times faster than most other people, what with not having to wait to hear them spoken by an internal voice. (Subtitles in the same language as the audio are maddening, because I can't not read them, and then have to wait so long for the speech to catch up.)

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    You are assuming the internal voice is more of a presence. Its more the background exhaust of thinking. I don't have to listen to my inner voice say it, as I read silently they just fall out the back of my head as I go.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I have the same experience including the thing with subtitles. What’s the connection between the no-internal-voice and the maddening subtitles?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    (Subtitles in the same language as the audio are maddening, because I can’t not read them, and then have to wait so long for the speech to catch up.)

    actually this, but it goes both ways, spoken voice and written text can go fuck itself, and subtitles on spoken words can go fuck itself. Actual comprehension hell.

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