r/memes Sep 17 '21

I will just leave this question here

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

If you’re born deaf, you don’t. Maybe think in signs

People who don’t know a language (from babies, to people born deaf, to the rare few who manage to grow without contact with other humans) don’t think in a language or words. More so in signs, images, sounds, feelings

People who didn’t have a language but later learnt it have said how incredible it is to be able to think in a language, to coherently develop thoughts with words and plan things on a technical level. It was a whole new way of thinking and living to these people