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I imagine the information would come to you same as any thought
Maybe, but if it’s designed for a brain that works “normally”, the way a thought “works” (or is served up) might be incompatible.
For example, consider the prevalence of the phrase “close your eyes and picture X”, particularly in meditation and other relaxation techniques. I am incapable of doing this exercise (and for most of my life I was very confused by the phrase). Most people, from what I’ve been able to gather, are incapable of imagining a world without that inner picture, so why would they make the interface work for that deficit?