267

What is something other people seem to grasp easily that eludes you? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by chunes@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

342 comments fedilink hide all child comments

For me it's time signatures in music. I grew up playing instruments, played in several orchestras, etc. But no matter how many times someone tries to explain time signatures to me, it makes no sense. I don't understand why people place such importance on it. To me, notes have a pitch and a duration, maybe some dynamics. That's it. I don't understand why people try to needlessly complicate it. It doesn't give you anything.

My wife will hear a song and go "Oh neat, it's in 5/8." And I'm like "How tf do you know that, and why does it matter?"

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

Recognizing people.

[-] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I have it the other way around. I recognize the fuck out of people and can never remember their names. I can be like "Oh yeah, that's the dude that so-and-so introduced me to at that BBQ in the park 10 years ago. It was cold that day for fall, he said he was good at the piano. His name? No fucking idea"

Like I can remember so many details about so many things. Names? In one ear and out the other. You could shake my hand and tell me your name and I wouldn't remember it after a 3 minute conversation. But I could repeat everything else about the conversation directly back to you.

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago

Prosopagnosia?

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

i had pollinopsia for a short time in low light conditions, by an unknown cause. which also caued by RLS, and peripheral neuropathy. conveninetly happen after just one diphenhydramine pill.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Correct.

this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2026

267 points (98.2% liked)

Ask Lemmy

41639 readers

1811 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, toxicity and dog-whistling are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

6) No US Politics.

Please don't post about current US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world or !uspolitics@lemmy.world

7) No Hit-and-Run questions.

Please don't delete your post for no apparent reason. If you plan on deleting a question later, say so in the post, or if you feel that you have a good reason to remove it, message a mod beforehand. It's not fair to the ones who took their time to answer, and it's not in the spirit of the community.

8) No Bots.

Posts or comments from bots, LLM's, AIs, Neural Networks, Transformers, or Marvin the Paranoid Android are not welcome in AskLemmy. Real humans only please.

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.