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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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For years, there has been a lot of backlash against the “objectification of showers”, which i can totally understand because it’s a “condescending” term that looks at showers like objects, not as actual places of epiphany.

But the same is happening with the concept of “showerthoughts”: If ideas are referred to as “showerthoughts”, that means that they are being reduced to their hygenic circumstances; to their ability to shower.

That is a condescending term. The view should be that showers are good places for thoughts first, and places to wash your junk second. Thoughts deserve showers, and a good wash, not because they’re showerthoughts, but because they come from showers. That is how showers should be looked at.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

That's a shower thought of all time.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Did you run a lame joke through an AI and post the output?

If not, get outside because you might have a carbon monoxide leak.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

They are referencing another post from earlier today that claims the word "worker" is dehumanizing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Thanks, that actually makes it even worse than gibberish. Not because it couldn't have been funny, just that it is so incoherent.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, i'm this dumb all the time. I promise.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If you flipped showers and shower thoughts in the first paragraph I think it would have worked. Not sure if the second could be saved.

For years, there has been a lot of backlash against the “objectification of shower thoughts”, which i can totally understand because it’s a “condescending” term that looks at shower thoughts like objects, not as actual places of epiphany.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago

Yeah, I'm not a smart person.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You should post this on shitposts. Or maybe not, I think those need to be funny...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Someone get OP to the burn ward STAT

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago

Hey, if I wanted to get humiliated I'd post about my life insteead.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

You're not my dad.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Shit up "worker"!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ok, you've convinced me! Today's a wake'n'bake day!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, enjoy, but if my post starts to seem like an acceptable submission to you, you might want to get mids next time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Given the state of things around here, we're all at the "we get what we can get" phase=))))