philosophy: saccades + light streaks = letters

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+- a long time ago my brain built up a [stim][] that it likes to perform when bored: I draw words with my eyes.
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+[stim]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimming
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+    - what this means is, I [saccade][] my eyes in various directions while looking almost directly at a light source, to draw out words, which persist in my field of view for a short moment due to [persistence of vision][pov].
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+    [saccade]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccade
+    [pov]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_of_vision
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+    % id = "01JG55KYCYN2Q5H8ZKT1EF24AQ"
+    - I don't exactly know when it started.
+    I remember being enamored by how the human eyes are built & how they behave ever since I was little, so naturally one day I discovered you could use persistence of vision to draw out shapes, and therefore also letters.
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+        - soon enough it became a regular thing.
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+- I tend to do this whenever I'm bored, there's a clear, point light source, and there's nothing else to do.
+(for example, when I'm waiting for a conversation to end.)
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+- if you ever see my eyes jerking in weird ways IRL, now you know why.
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+    % id = "01JG55KYCYGMR959WPD839Z4MH"
+    - most likely, I'm just writing out whatever word my brain has fixated on at the moment with light.
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+        % id = "01JG55KYCY49JHG79S9XJA55A8"
+        - and most likely, that word is whatever you just said.
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+    - I've heard some people say it looks really creepy, and I believe them; unfortunately there's nothing I can really do about it.
+    my brain cannot stand being bored, and this is its default remedy.
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