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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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  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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Edit: We survived an ice age and we're very highly adaptable. Plus, we will hold on to some percentage of technical knowledge that will help us adapt faster.

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Eventually, no one alive will survive.

[–] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

the vast majority of humans didn't survive even before anthropogenic climate change

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't like this shower thought. It puts bad vibes out into the world and I'm not about that right now. Im having a good day for once, lol.

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[–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 days ago

We killed millions of species to make the rich richer, but some humans survived so that's nice

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago

Yup. That is my consensus. But the thing is: at what cost. At the cost of losing so much life and beauty

[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I know I'm a misanthrope because I don't find any silver lining in this truth.

[–] Nay@feddit.nl 2 points 4 days ago

This quote really stuck with me. It's where I see the silver lining:

"Blessed are those who plant trees under whose shade they will never sit."

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

depends if you leaving on a seabord, which most people are. maybe tibetians in the tibetian plataeu. we also wont survive the opposite, an ICE AGE, which only some other hominid species can withstand the temps.

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