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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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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I imagine there are people stupid enough to believe it regardless of their politics.

[–] badgermurphy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Surely, but it seems the point of the thought was speculation on turning AI's biggest proponents against it. He seems to be suggesting that Republicans are largely AI fanatics and other groups are not. I don't know if that's true or not, but I have noticed a strong correlation between authoritarian thinking and exceptional credulity, so long as the information appears to be coming from a friendly source.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I speculate that passionate members of almost any group think their group is more intelligent, more moral, and generally better all-around human beings than members of the Evil group they despise. I mean, being right automatically means you must be smarter, right? And friendly sources are always credible, cuz my side (the Good side) wouldn't lie to me, right?

[–] badgermurphy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

All true, but the level of credulity is staggering with these authoritarian thinkers, and seem unmatched anywhere else.

For example, it would be very hard for anyone to convince someone of something obviously verifiably false like the sky is actually red. However, if JD Vance claimed that there was a massive "blue sky hoax" perpetuated by George Soros and his ANTIFA thugs, I am quite sure that many Americans would be repeating that tomorrow. I can't imagine, say, a Unitarian priest convincing their parishioners of that.