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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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Hear me out:

We can all probably all agree that oftentimes, it already looks like something straight out of a fever dream, right? And our subconscious being as efficient as it is- doesn’t care to determine the minutiae of things like… the number of fingers a person has, or whether or not their limbs behave appropriately according to locked-down physics.

So maybe it’s that we find it so off-putting because we recognize it, but not from where, and this is bad because unfamiliar familiarity triggers discomfort.

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[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 15 points 18 hours ago

Perhaps look up Uncanny Valley. It is similar in ways to what you are describing.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/uncanny-valley

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 11 points 18 hours ago

The term you want is uncanny valley. AI generated images are just a little left of "realistic", not clearly enough "not real" to be perceived as such on first glance but also just barely not "real" enough to pass. That's a space that makes humans uncomfortable.

[–] Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 7 points 17 hours ago

I heard you out.

And.... Nah.

[–] PointyFluff@lemmy.ml 0 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

The problem with LLMs isn't that they are dumb. it's that they are actually smarter than about 50% of the human population of which OP would seem to be inset.

[–] call_me_xale@lemmy.zip 2 points 13 hours ago

inset

Pro tip: if you're trying to sound smarter than someone, make sure you know what the words you're using mean.