I don't get "fantasy."

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I have never fantasized about being someone else, being someplace else, playing fantasy like games, or even had sexual fantasies about anyone. There is no famous person who I am attracted to in any way. The only way I use imagination is for working out strategy of pool games and Go matches. I would even rather play these type of games by myself with no opponent because I am able to trance myself that way. Playing games against other human beings is just tedious to me. I don't understand all of this "If you could..." this or that. It is just beyond my comprehension. Any time I am outside of my home, especially around other human beings, I am in at least semi trance mode. I have learned to just wipe the world out at will and slip into a peaceful void, even in the midst of chaos. I can't decide if I am just in disdain of fantasy or jealous that the concept eludes me.

Thankyou for posting this, I don't get it either. I feel pretty dull because I don't and don't generally read fiction either, or watch sci fi much at all. I would have a fantasy about someone if they were my partner but not as much as others and not every partner. I have this part in my brain that points out such things, that's how rare it is. I observe that thought, acknowledge it and move on..like oh, yeah.
Around other people, I am generally dull unless I am "passing" as I never feel the same passion for nutting out "what if" scenarios or things that might happen bore and irritate me, I just can't be pulled into that world.
I've heard that fantasy is usually a trait that ASD females may carry, not really in my case though.

i believe imagination is strongly related to fantasy, though fantasy might be a more corrupted version of it sometimes.
However having the possibility inside you to imagine other things than the concrete and material reality you perceive with your senses is very nice I believe
Life would be too dull and animal like otherwise...I doubt animals have much imagination.
+ imagination helped create probably everything that is around us

Does the concept really elude you? since you seem so clear about what fantasy is by stating each fact you have not done that is related to fantasy?

Fantasy is wondering what would happen if something happened.

Fictional Writing is when someone takes that and writes it down into the form of a story.

Fantasy is really hard to describe concretely because it can take various forms. From intellectual curiosity to lucid daydreaming (which would be awesome if I had that). It ties into imagination and wonder and other things.

This void you speak of, that's pretty cool. However, if you ever get bored in there, fantasy will let you spruce it up and modify it however you want.