(Possibly foolish) question for aphantasics: is visiting traditionally “beautiful” places less rewarding to you than it seems to be for others, since those places don’t produce vivid visual memories to enjoy afterwards?

Fascinating comments! Maybe unsurprisingly, people seem to experience this quite differently. Bushra did a great job of articulating one cluster—remembering the *feeling*: https://twitter.com/startuployalist/status/1288823203578732546?s=21 https://twitter.com/startuployalist/status/1288823203578732546

Another group felt that the aphantasia seems to push them to be more “in the moment.” This is so interesting! Despite hundreds of hours of meditation practice, I still usually have to “summon” being “in the moment” in such places. https://twitter.com/crabl/status/1288725325275230208?s=21

I was also charmed to learn about vemödalen: https://twitter.com/odbljesci/status/1288706676191891457?s=21

This thread brought to you by last night’s stunning sunset stroll in Yosemite Valley! Now off to Tuolumne... https://twitter.com/odbljesci/status/1288706676191891457