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“Words” are literally completely meaningless used only to distract us

I do not want to have a conversation about “Wittgenste...
Idiotic ladyboy
  06/22/26
cr they're poison
vigorous field
  06/22/26
Stop “using” them
Idiotic ladyboy
  06/22/26
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scarlet corn cake pozpig
  06/22/26
Elephant Talk
gay principal's office
  06/22/26
words are meaningless and forgettable
arousing honey-headed area
  06/22/26
I don't have an internal narrator, I reduce abstract thought...
free-loading unhinged karate
  06/22/26
I don’t even know what you mean by that
Idiotic ladyboy
  06/22/26
some people hear their thoughts in sentences/phrases, as a l...
arousing honey-headed area
  06/22/26
I just see squiggles on a screen
Idiotic ladyboy
  06/22/26
180, yeah there are also visual thinkers and other types too...
arousing honey-headed area
  06/22/26
I should have just refreshed before typing out a wall of tex...
free-loading unhinged karate
  06/22/26
The internal narrator concept is that some (most? many at le...
free-loading unhinged karate
  06/22/26
for me I generally don't subvocalize when I read, which allo...
arousing honey-headed area
  06/22/26
It sounds like you retain and understand at a high level. I...
free-loading unhinged karate
  06/22/26
my comprehension is great but not necessarily my retention i...
arousing honey-headed area
  06/22/26
same. lol @ people who need words to think
arousing honey-headed area
  06/22/26
Do you read aloud in your head, or are you voiceless there a...
free-loading unhinged karate
  06/22/26
see above - my recall definitely isn't as good as yours thou...
arousing honey-headed area
  06/22/26
one of my best friends is a firefighter - we grew up togethe...
Claret turdskin
  06/22/26
Reading causes a total loss of grip on reality and should be...
Idiotic ladyboy
  06/22/26
...
vigorous field
  06/22/26
very interesting but entirely speculative, which is glaring ...
arousing honey-headed area
  06/22/26
great read
Claret turdskin
  06/22/26
irl spit out Chik-Fil-A cold brew
gay principal's office
  06/22/26
This is retarded
Bat-shit-crazy church
  06/22/26
He sounds 180
Bat-shit-crazy church
  06/22/26
Do you also know a Bricklayer and a Veteran
cowgod
  06/22/26
ljl no shit. this is a cheap pop on xo. The same is tru...
gay of hormuz
  06/26/26


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Date: June 22nd, 2026 12:50 AM
Author: Idiotic ladyboy

I do not want to have a conversation about “Wittgenstein” btw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49954801)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 1:01 AM
Author: vigorous field

cr they're poison

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49954803)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:27 AM
Author: Idiotic ladyboy

Stop “using” them

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49955208)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:32 AM
Author: scarlet corn cake pozpig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49955227)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 2:26 AM
Author: gay principal's office

Elephant Talk

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49954822)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:27 AM
Author: arousing honey-headed area

words are meaningless

and forgettable

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49955209)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:30 AM
Author: free-loading unhinged karate

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?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49955218)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:31 AM
Author: Idiotic ladyboy

I don’t even know what you mean by that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49955222)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:37 AM
Author: arousing honey-headed area

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49955237)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:38 AM
Author: Idiotic ladyboy

I just see squiggles on a screen

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49955241)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:38 AM
Author: arousing honey-headed area

180, yeah there are also visual thinkers and other types too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49955242)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:42 AM
Author: free-loading unhinged karate

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~#49955255)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:41 AM
Author: free-loading unhinged karate

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49955251)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:44 AM
Author: arousing honey-headed area

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49955264)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:47 AM
Author: free-loading unhinged karate

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~#49955272)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:50 AM
Author: arousing honey-headed area

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~#49955281)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:32 AM
Author: arousing honey-headed area

same. lol @ people who need words to think

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49955225)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:42 AM
Author: free-loading unhinged karate

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~#49955257)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:48 AM
Author: arousing honey-headed area

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~#49955275)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:42 AM
Author: Claret turdskin

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49955254)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:45 AM
Author: Idiotic ladyboy

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49955267)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:47 AM
Author: vigorous field



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49955273)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 10:57 AM
Author: arousing honey-headed area

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~#49955297)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 11:02 AM
Author: Claret turdskin

great read

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49955315)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 6:02 PM
Author: gay principal's office

irl spit out Chik-Fil-A cold brew

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49956306)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 8:45 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy church

This is retarded

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49956799)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 8:45 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy church

He sounds 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49956800)



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Date: June 22nd, 2026 11:00 PM
Author: cowgod

Do you also know a Bricklayer and a Veteran

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5876335&forum_id=2~#49963929)