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“Words” are literally completely meaningless used only to distract us
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 12:50 AM Author: outnumbered boltzmann I do not want to have a conversation about “Wittgenstein” btw (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49954801) |
Date: June 22nd, 2026 1:01 AM Author: exhilarant henna idea he suggested cr they're poison (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49954803) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:27 AM Author: outnumbered boltzmann Stop “using” them (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49955208) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:32 AM Author: flesh aromatic locale mad-dog skullcap (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49955227) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 2:26 AM Author: Diverse sticky private investor house Elephant Talk (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49954822) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:27 AM Author: white persian words are meaningless and forgettable |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:30 AM Author: Snowy headpube mad cow disease I don't have an internal narrator, I reduce abstract thought/feeling into speech in real time, and I rarely formulate thoughts into mental words
Odds that I am ensouled? |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:31 AM Author: outnumbered boltzmann I don’t even know what you mean by that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49955222) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:37 AM Author: white persian some people hear their thoughts in sentences/phrases, as a little voice inside their head. like "it's raining out, so I should wear a jacket."
some of us think in abstract thoughts and connections, allowing us to quickly work through complex chains of logic without having to lay it out step by step in words. then, when we speak, we're just articulating the thoughts that are already floating around as concepts. |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:38 AM Author: outnumbered boltzmann I just see squiggles on a screen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49955241) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:38 AM Author: white persian 180, yeah there are also visual thinkers and other types too (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49955242) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:42 AM Author: Snowy headpube mad cow disease I should have just refreshed before typing out a wall of text in response (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49955255) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:41 AM Author: Snowy headpube mad cow disease The internal narrator concept is that some (most? many at least) have a voice in their head narrating many of their observations throughout the day ("oh, there's Brenda, she looks happy. I wonder if things are better between her and her husband.")
Some people (most? many at least) think in sentences/words and then vocalize them. Like having an internal conversation to work things through ("Hmm, I don't know, is that right? Let's see, if we assume that's right, then that would mean that Israel might NOT be a good target for aid. But if that's true, then Israel might not even properly be classified as an "ally." There's no way that can be true. So the entire premise must be wrong.")
Some people say that the internal "voice" is an indication of having a soul
The one thing I do that falls into this category of things is that I read words aloud in my head. I've never tried to just skim and absorb without reading. But my reading comprehension and recall is top tier. Makes me think I should see if I can train myself to read without the narrator just to see if I can |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:44 AM Author: white persian for me I generally don't subvocalize when I read, which allows me to read way faster than I could if I had to hear the words. the exceptions are when I'm reading in a different language or something really dense with long-ass sentences.
I also subvocalize when I need to remember a series of numbers (or letters) like an MFA code. also if I'm planning my words very carefully before speaking. |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:47 AM Author: Snowy headpube mad cow disease It sounds like you retain and understand at a high level. I'll have to give it a shot to see if I can do the same (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49955272) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:50 AM Author: white persian my comprehension is great but not necessarily my retention ime. depends how hard I'm trying I guess, like obviously I'm rly good at standardized tests (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49955281) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:32 AM Author: white persian same. lol @ people who need words to think (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49955225) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:42 AM Author: Snowy headpube mad cow disease Do you read aloud in your head, or are you voiceless there as well? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49955257) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:48 AM Author: white persian see above - my recall definitely isn't as good as yours though, it's not BAD but not exceptional. also, if I'm really rushing like if I'm arguing with someone on the internet, sometimes I miss a critical word like "not" lmao. the way I read is kinda weird like my eyes just sweep over the text and I see entire sentences or phrases at once. I asked AI once and it said most people do that to some extent, like they'll process a few words at once that they're really familiar with, but not usually entire sentences. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49955275) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:42 AM Author: Ebony sanctuary one of my best friends is a firefighter - we grew up together, same age. he did 2 years of community college at kingsborough in brooklyn then did EMS for a year and has been FDNY ever since, almost 20 years now.
not flame - i believe this guy has not had read or written anything AT ALL - for decades. happiest guy i know. biggest problems in life are trying to not cheat on his wife (firehouse in Manhattan) and the fact that his friends don't wanna go out to drink as much as he does so he has to drink more than he'd like to with guys from his block in garden city |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:45 AM Author: outnumbered boltzmann Reading causes a total loss of grip on reality and should be avoided at all costs https://open.substack.com/pub/eggreport/p/the-act-of-reading-literacy-and-alienation?utm_source=direct&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:47 AM Author: exhilarant henna idea he suggested (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49955273) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:57 AM Author: white persian very interesting but entirely speculative, which is glaring because there ARE intelligent, illiterate people out there so this could be studied empirically. unless he doesn't think someone can be pre-literate in a literate society even if they can't read individually? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49955297) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 11:02 AM Author: Ebony sanctuary great read (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49955315) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 6:02 PM Author: Diverse sticky private investor house irl spit out Chik-Fil-A cold brew (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49956306) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 8:45 PM Author: razzle-dazzle dysfunction fortuitous meteor This is retarded (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49956799) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 8:45 PM Author: razzle-dazzle dysfunction fortuitous meteor He sounds 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49956800) |
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Date: June 22nd, 2026 11:00 PM Author: motley site Do you also know a Bricklayer and a Veteran (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49957206) |
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Date: June 26th, 2026 11:08 AM Author: gay of hormuz ljl no shit. this is a cheap pop on xo.
The same is true of Math but y'all aint ready for that conversation |