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I read that site all the time and love it, but its not rare. there are many forms and it is something that about 1:100 people have in one form or another. I think the most common form is the person seeing numbers arranged in space in front of them in a specific pattern.. usually a wavy line that doubles over and usually plays a role in increased proficiency in mathematics). Seeing halos of color around people, days of the week or numbers as colors, touching things and tasting something specific like steak every time you touch plastic etc etc are all very common but people rarely talk about it. After all, who is going to tell you that touching their cotton shirt makes them taste pepperoni? Or that you have a large yellow glow around you?
also, the senses are not "inexplicably linked". the most widely accepted explanation right now is that as infants, our brains have a massively high degree of neuronal connectivity with little specialization and as the brain develops, the connectivity decreases and synethesia is thought to be the product of inter-connectivity which normally breaks as the brain develops. All forms of synethesia basically are the result of cross-chatter between neighboring neural pathways where residual, early developmental connectivity exists. (the failure of the massive over-connectivity to break down and the subsequent failure to then begin to specialize is also basically what autism is and why it exists in degrees)
brains are awesome.
brains are kinda cool to observe when they're not working as expected.
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Yes, fewer illegal immigrants working equates to more job opportunities for American citizens.
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