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I mean, 50% of humanity doesn't have an inner monologue- they're essentially just moving from one impulse to another.
Half of everyone. There's no chance for this species without radical change.
Don't confuse lack of an inner monologue with not thinking or not thinking critically. I lack a monologue when not doing verbal tasks, but I think visually/spacially/relationally instead for other tasks or when in rest or in the experience of my own consciousness. I pinky swear I'm not a philosophical zombie during that time:)
I still think there's no help for humanity without radical change, lol.
We're socially still cave-people, just with advanced technology. Technology that is increasingly a mystery even to its Users.
Ultimately, our species is more likely to fall back on our tribalism and devolve into religious ravings than to endure to something more enlightened.
What's the deal with inner monologue??
i have 1 until i learnt not everyone has one. what impact are there if one doesn't have an inner monologue or voice in their heads...sans the schizophrenics
What?
If you're talking about aphantasia that's less than 5% of the population, not half
Approximately 30% to 50% of people regularly experience an inner monologue, while the remaining 50% to 70% do not have a talkative brain.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/intersections/202304/inner-monologues-what-are-they-and-whos-having-them
https://www.bustle.com/wellness/does-everyone-have-an-internal-monologue
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/inner-voice.htm
I distinctly remember developing one when I was around 8. I wanted it then, but it hasn't shut up since
For god's sake -- people who don't hear their own voice in their own head are "just moving from one impulse to another"? People require an inner monologue, as opposed to seeing things in their imagination or what have you, in order to be capable of conscious thought? Are we seriously at the point where we're saying "anyone who doesn't experience the world the same way I do is no better than an animal"?