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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.

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they created a mass surveillance state...

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[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 25 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

When Gen X wanted to "protect children" from the media they created a mass surveillance state...

I thought that was boomers too.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

Waaaaay to many people think shit is brand new because they still won't admit they spent decades with their heads in the sand.

At least they finally realized it was a problem, just depressing to see them imitate trump by acting like no one knew what they just learned.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Shower longer, this thought is half baked.

[–] cv_octavio@piefed.ca 3 points 11 hours ago

And use some soap; agesim is suggestive of a dirty mind full of divisiveness, in need of a good cleansing.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Generational Cohort Analysis has its purposes, but viewing everything through that lens is brainrot.

It's the Zodiac of our times.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

Generational Cohort Analysis has its purposes

It was valuable when generations were defined around cultural or technological change.

What fucked it up was boomers deciding they needed to simplify it to every 15 years no matter what because that made marketing easier.

Now it's practically worthless and people have to invent "new" generations like Oregon Trail generation or TikTok generation. And if you want to do actual research you need to waste time explaining why you're disregarding the established but useless standards.

It's like RFK jrs upside down food pyramid, it doesn't mean nutritional science is worthless, it just means the official guidelines are.