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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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I don't get the fascination with sports either, but I get emotional about the stories in video games. I imagine someone who loves sports but doesn't care for video games might view my tears over pixels as pathetic. My outrage at imginary injustice from a judgemental npc as ridiculous.
I have all these feelings for random collections of pixels on a screen. They can have their feelings for random groups of people.
I have to stop myself from mocking my brother in law for yelling at his TV on apparently bad plays, because I definitely have yelled at my screen before over a death, or plot twist.
Ehhh, I think it's different, because whether it's pixels or ink on paper, it's an exploration of ideas, the representation of a situation in which you empathise with the characters and put yourself in their shoes, understanding why they reacted the way they did and going through their ups and downs together in your imagination. It has substance, something to actually feel about. Sports are more like betting, just circumstantial at its core, feeling the victories and losses strongly just for different reasons. Sports and having a favourite team and going to the stadium and feeling like you're part of something bigger than yourself (even if it's utterly meaningless, you're not anti ICE vigilante patrols or socialist activists, lol) gives them more emotional value than betting though, ofc. And Persona 3 is one of those games, for instance 🥲. Play it if you haven't!
And I'm not saying you should bully people for being simple and having passion for things that have no depth, of course not, let them be in peace. What I am saying is that the difference is obvious, and it is a meaningless thing one shouldn't feel too strongly about (specially because I know they don't feel strongly for things they should!).
In my world, you never bully people.
As far as my shoes, my YouTube catchphrase is...
"If you don't like my shoes, then don't roll in my feet"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=DdHGMZe5nFo
Yes that's me. Let's all have a happy new year...
That's some talented BMXing! 👍