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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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Bonus: and that likely explains why older shows tend to have self-contained episodes while newer shows tend to be serial.

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I never would have expected to, but I miss channel surfing.

Now I get analysis paralysis flipping through a million thumbnails on various streaming services and I don't see anything I want to commit to, but if I was channel surfing, 20 seconds of a nature documentary might be all it takes for me to settle in and learn more about horseshoe crabs.

[–] __siru__@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 days ago

I miss those nature shows. They are way more interesting than they sound on paper. Thanks for reminding me of those and solving my analysis paralysis.

[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Alternatively https://90s.myretrotvs.com/ for real TV recordings you can flip through

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I've spent many hours with 80s and 90s commercials playing on YouTube.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 2 points 4 days ago

Welp there goes my evening

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I don't get it....it's a streaming service that only shows pretaped fake shows, but airs them as if it were live tv?

[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's a mildly interactive art piece with an overarching plot if you care to dig, and mindless entertainment if not.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This sounds like it could be incredible. If it was done well enough, with enough care and attention, it has serious potential as a concept.

I bet its shit though.

[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 days ago

I dunno, it won a bunch of awards

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 2 points 4 days ago

mental illness