I'm also colorblind, and I think the hardest thing for people to understand is your statement "My brain isn't wired to look at colors and register that as /a unique thing/".
When people find out I'm colorblind they love to ask me the never ending stream of "What color is X?" questions, which are fun but superficial. I think the bigger difference between myself and people with normal color vision is how often I fail use color as a piece of information.
On the other hand visual texture means a ton to me. When it comes to clothes I could care less about the color but can absolutely be swayed by the look of the fabric.
When people find out I'm colorblind they love to ask me the never ending stream of "What color is X?" questions, which are fun but superficial. I think the bigger difference between myself and people with normal color vision is how often I fail use color as a piece of information.
On the other hand visual texture means a ton to me. When it comes to clothes I could care less about the color but can absolutely be swayed by the look of the fabric.