Beth
In digital purgatory
Artist always claim to have aphantasia (lack of mind eye) while consistently having a higher detail, more cohesive view of the world.
This most likely means the science is being fucked up by cognitive bias. People who are not artist or visually talented are more likely to overestimate their ability to visualize.
I not only have a minds eye I can project it onto any blank surface. I can see my imagination on a blank TV screen. I’m more likely to say I have aphantasia just because my minds eye is darker than reality, someone without training just thinks about the shape and color of an apple and says “yep I see it” I’m more likely to say I don’t see it, until I actually do.