@VulcanTourist @autistics On the topic of fictional portrayals of #hyperallism: unfortunately, most fictional portrayals of anything that would look like it take the "Zen master" approach, depicting it not as a neurotype but as the outcome of intensive, years-long theoretical study combined with equally intensive and prolonged praxis. The best-known example is probably the Second Foundation in Isaac Asimov's science fiction. But there is one other TV series (besides "High Potential") that does portray a genuinely #hyperallistic character: #Ria on "Lie to me". The series is based on real-life deception expert Paul #Ekman, and thus takes the "Zen master" approach for the other characters, including the principal protagonist, Ekman counterpart Cal #Lightman. But #Ria is portrayed as a (very rare) "natural", born with lie-detection abilities that it took the other characters, including Lightman, years of painstaking study and practice to acquire. I highly recommend "Lie to me", not only because of #Ria, but also because it is much more realistic than Asimov, so that even the characters who are not "naturals" provide a reasonably good portrayal of what #hyperallistic abilities might look like.

Ekman spiral continued....
The deeper water does not feel the wind, but it does feel the water above moving. So the same thing happens again, except this time the water goes in a direction even further from that of the wind, and so on, turning as we go deeper. At each step, we lose a bit of force, so we have less and less as we go down.
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