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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Women die in child birth now pretty regularly.
Modern medicine has greatly improved things but giving birth is pretty crazy.
Beyond all the defects and things you talk about human babies are absolutely helpless for 5 years at a minimum and need parental care until about 15 years.
Eh, need is a strong word past maybe 6-7. Humans aren't as dumb as many adults would make you think.
... Not to say they'd be well off, nor would such a life be easy by any means, but like... if an animal can survive in the wild, we usually say they're fine, even if they'll live 1/3rd as long in the wild as in captivity on average.
A six year old feeding and caring for itself? Come on man.
There are plenty of accounts of children surviving in the wilderness for shockingly long periods of time. Sure, they're not well fed and without disease in most cases, but that happens in the wild a lot more than most people care to contemplate.