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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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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 13 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Sadly, you're not the norm. Getting the brand into peoples' heads actually works in most cases, which is why they keep doing it.

[–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

It's insane to me how little thought people put into things in their daily lives, because you're right. So many people see a thing and they're like "Oh, I see the thing. I'll do the thing. Coke flavored mouthwash on my TV? Yeah, let's do coke flavored mouthwash." Literally just the first unfiltered, uncritical reaction they feel.

I had someone the other day tell me they didn't want to use Firefox because when they did it gave them a bunch of security issues. The security issues in question were the browser asking them if they wanted to let different websites know their location, have access to webcam, etc.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I don't want to stray into XKCD territory, but it does seem like people in general tend to be less...conscientious about such things than I. However, I'm oblivious about plenty of things myself that others are more aware of, so I guess it's just how different priorities work.

[–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, I am very oblivious to many civil rights issues for instance. I guess it's probably safe to assume I'm that kind of person to somebody out there, isn't it?

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 1 points 3 hours ago

Yeah, I instantly felt Myself feel judgy when you said you're oblivious to civil rights issues. If you wanna learn about them, I'd be happy to answer questions or just tell a story.

Here's one story. Australia doesn't technically have marriage equality. We have gay marriage, but that's not what I'm talking about. See, if you're on a disability pension, and you live with a partner, you get less money. They assume your partner will cover for you. So lots of disabled people can't afford to get married.