Some people are incredibly observant. They walk into a new environment, socialize for a minute or two, walk out, and they can practically describe the room to the last detail. The painting quality and the dupage flooring, to the kind of lighting and number of switches. It's like their brain never stops functioning and hangs on to every little detail.
This definitely has its advantages, especially if they were to participate in a police line-up or recall sequences and events. However, as appealing as this might be to students stressing over a test or jeopardy contestants wishing they had more of this capability, most people would probably find it a bit irritating.
To never really forget or have events fade could really be overwhelming. Would you want to remember perfectly every argument you've had and how foolish you acted on numerous occasions. Granted, you could remember the good things just as well, but human nature is an oddity sometimes. Even if people are fed a million good things about themselves, they often choose to focus on the twenty things that bug them the most. It would be fun to find out the average ratio of positive and negative thoughts for humans. The results might be surprising.
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