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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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Where the hell did all that time go?

Fun Fact: I was the very first person who discovered a back masked subliminal message on Tool's "10,000 Days" album and my video got sum 100k views which was insane for that time in youtube history. Whenever Tool finally released their discography on streaming platforms, I got a copyright strike and it was taken down. fuckers.

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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

March 4, 2006 for me. Looks like a lot of us signed up around the same time. If memory serves, wouldn't that have been about the time that YouTube first got absorbed by Google?

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Maybe that's when they also added the ability to subscribe to channels, making it actually useful to have an account if you weren't uploading videos ?

Idk, just spitballing, my own account is from 2009, because in 2006 my parents definitely didn't have a broadband subscription, and Dailymotion was kinda superior to YouTube for a short time, so that's where I usually went for a while.

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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Most people who use YouTube are over 19 years old.

[–] JPSound@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I have just received the relevant stats and indeed, I'm not but it sure feels like it these days. It's more childlike in content than it's every been IMO. Maybe it's just me.

[–] johsny@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago
[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I changed my Google account in 2011 so ended up with a newer account. Womp womp.

[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well shit, I think I might be one of the oldest here.

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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I'm old enough to remember when YouTube was a separate account from your Google login.

[–] Bongles@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

My accounts currently from 2011. I've used it a bit longer, that would've been around 18 for me and I've been using it since at least 14/15. I started with Google video I think.

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 3 points 1 week ago

Mine is may 2009, but I had one for years before that. 2009 is just when my YouTube and google accounts merged

[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 3 points 1 week ago

May 2006 here

may 05 here

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

In amongst then pack, it seems

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The absolute first video I saw on YouTube was the evolution of dance... which was one of the first ever viral videos ever...

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[–] czardestructo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I noticed the last modified date on some of my mp3s recently and realized almost all of them are old enough to drink and some are nearly 30 years old :(

[–] AncientSoul@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

12th of December 2006 here.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

You made me check mine, can't believe i'm there in 2008.

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