Q&A with a person who does not have an internal monologue
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN refers to it as a vivid first-person account of anendophasia whenever inner monologues come up.
What it is
A student interviews Kirsten Carlson, who does not have an internal monologue, and she answers questions about how she thinks. The video grew out of a viral article about people lacking inner speech.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2020 to 2025.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec hackinthebochs · 2025-06 · on “What happens when people don't understand how AI works”
I never miss a chance to reference this video. A woman vividly describes he experience of not having an inner monologue: [this video]
Cites jengleton · 2020-07 · on “OpenAI's GPT-3 may be the biggest thing since Bitcoin”
Also interesting to note that a good portion of people lack an internal monologue. This interview made the rounds a while back: [this video]
Cites henearkr · 2020-09 · on “What Is the Sound of Thought?”
I get that you are in disbelief, but this is actually a thing. Numerous testimonies are unambiguous, such as this one: [this video] Like, the interviewee is able to read extremely fast ("superhuman", according to the interviewer), as a consequence to the absence of inner speech. This kind of details eliminate the possibility of the uncertainties you suggested.
Cites cantor_S_drug · 2025-06 · on “I do not remember my life and it's fine”
I have one suggestion to make to Marco Giancotti. Please read all of Oliver Sacks books. They will help you clarify your situation a lot due to some case studies he has mentioned in his books. Related : People with no internal monologue [this video] [LINK]