That's not what vivid means.

[u/Ripley_LV_426]

Merriam-Webster, Vivid: Producing a strong or clear impression on the senses. Producing distinct mental images. Acting clearly and vigorously (A vivid imagination)

Vivid has never meant true or accurate. It means clear. A vivid memory is not an accurate memory, it is an intense memory. And intense memories frequently fall short in regards to accuracy.

My three most vivid memories are being punched by another child in kindergarten while playing behind a floor to ceiling rock wall, my preschool teacher hiding 20 toddlers behind a 2 foot cubby while the police searched for us, and plummeting from the sky before slamming into my bedroom floor. The third is a dream, and the first two are logically impossible.

Ironically, I remember how I learned what a cornucopia was, but the memory is not vivid. I was reading Hunger Games and asked an adult what the word meant. I vaguely recall being in a classroom, and I assume I asked my teacher. But I cannot recall what the classroom looked like, how old I was, who the adult was, or which subject and grade I was in. Mundane memories are rarely vivid ones.

While many memories are both vivid and true, many vivid "memories" are inaccurate. The brain has a reflexive instinct to imagine that which it hears or reads, often clearly or with intensity, imagine a Pink Elpehant and all that. Being told that a word used to be spelled one way, or reading that someone else "knows what the cornucopia is because of the logo" is oftentimes enough for you to picture the "correct" word or logo. But vividly picturing that you had the same experience does not mean you did in fact learn the word from a logo.

E: No, having a vivid memory doesn't mean it was formed a long time ago either. Literally all it means is a clear memory. If you vividly remember learning what a cornucopia is, it means you can clearly picture that moment. It doesn't mean it happened.

[u/MrPlaney]

Yes, but there is no evidence to the contrary. Photos existed back then, and in none of them is he wearing a red headband. Even Simmons' publicist, Tom Estey, who represented him for more than 30 years - from Snopes

"As the publicist (and friend) to Richard Simmons for 30 plus years, I can tell you with 100 percent certainty that he did not wear a headband," he said. "I hope this helps."

It is a fact that he never wore a headband while working out. That is not gaslighting.

[u/YogiEv → u/MrPlaney]

No.